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A review by heniaakbar
Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
- In The Grove: Incredible story from different perspectives, which teaches you effectively about seeing everything from every angle. Because hey, different set of eyes can see one event differently from others, you know. 5
- Rashomon: This is also about perspective. If you think it's fine for you doing something, why do you think other people cannot do the same thing to you? 5
- Yam Gruel: I see this story as a longing and desire for something will keep someone happy and looking forward to it. To ensure that he will no longer have to work to fulfil that desire, surprisingly, will leave him empty and forlorn. It's the desire that fuels you, and without that, what's the point? 5
- The Martyr: I don't see Lorenzo as a martyr, and I will call him what he is "the victim". 3
- Kesa and Morito: This has the tone like Yam Gruel, after you fulfil your desire, it's no longer as enticing as it seemed before. It's about adulterous woman who wants to kill her husband, but in the end, she found something else. I don't like the long monologue, though. 3
- The Dragon: See, sometimes lie become truth when you speak it often enough. Or is it about manifesting something and that something will finally become reality? 4
- Rashomon: This is also about perspective. If you think it's fine for you doing something, why do you think other people cannot do the same thing to you? 5
- Yam Gruel: I see this story as a longing and desire for something will keep someone happy and looking forward to it. To ensure that he will no longer have to work to fulfil that desire, surprisingly, will leave him empty and forlorn. It's the desire that fuels you, and without that, what's the point? 5
- The Martyr: I don't see Lorenzo as a martyr, and I will call him what he is "the victim". 3
- Kesa and Morito: This has the tone like Yam Gruel, after you fulfil your desire, it's no longer as enticing as it seemed before. It's about adulterous woman who wants to kill her husband, but in the end, she found something else. I don't like the long monologue, though. 3
- The Dragon: See, sometimes lie become truth when you speak it often enough. Or is it about manifesting something and that something will finally become reality? 4