Loneliness

Loneliness
Explore how feelings isolation in Japanese society are shown through the characters in Kokoro and
explain how this is connected to some of the societal and cultural changes that took place during
the Meiji Ishin. What effects did this isolation have on individual mindset and/or identity in Japan?
Remember to go beyond just a simple description of the main points; your paper should be arguing
not only what those are, but how they are significant.