Analyzation of the Literature: The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji
The tale of Genji is an ambitious and graceful narrative describing the influence of women and love matters of the 10th century. The tale entails delightful psychological actor portraits, sensual imageries of Japanese nature, and a religious principle founded on life transition awareness. The principles for an ideal man or woman in the tale are the significance of the physical quality of beauty, the background personality and education of a woman, and the traits of the main hero in the story. This study aims to explore the characteristics of Genji as the ideal hero, employing literary devices as used to emphasize her traits.
Genji has a heightened sensibility that sets him apart from other people in Hein society. The character is associated with the symbolic image of a “shining prince” that is evident when he retreats out by the sea. The psychological isolation helps in his acute sense of aesthetics through the poetry and appreciation of the world. This character's existence as a romantic hero is a sign that both the universality to the human condition in the western diegetic form. The poetry in the tale is the factor that makes Genji a romantic hero. The isolation of the character is apparent from the start of the literature. He is surrounded by courtiers and advisors but still paints a sense that life is more active psychologically than socially. His affairs are disconnected, and he does not reveal himself to the lovers and does not know their true selves. Genji is sensual in every meaning of the word. He appreciates beauty for the women and falls in love with their poetry and connectedness to nature.
Genji’s character associates women with nature and calls them “Lady of the Evening Faces” after the flower in one of his lovers' gardens. His isolation turns to be paradoxical and reveals that he is detached from the community because of the sensibilities. The isolation becomes the full circle when he exiles himself in Suma. He retreats into nature as a therapy for his distress over the affair with his father’s wife. The isolation and appreciation of nature is a way to seek solitude and clarity to prove him to be a romantic hero.
Most of the poetry by Genji has nature Imagery such as Romantics and are metaphors for love. Shikibu reminds the readers how Genji is received in society. The tale implies that the poetry is regarded as unparalleled. ...