Thoughts on Reading Nose

Nose is a very famous short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, almost named after Rashomon. But this one is not as scary as Rashomon. But they all expose the evil of human nature. But "Nose" is like reading a joke, and it is like reading a living reality.

The main idea is to talk about Zen wisdom. I have a strange nose that is different from others. Where is the strange nose? The strange thing is that it is too long, five or six inches long, like a sausage. You need someone to help you lift your nose when eating, or your nose will fall into the porridge.

for this reason, he feels inferior, and he always looks for a nose similar to himself wherever he goes, but he does have a hooked nose, but he really doesn't have one as long as him. So he looked through all kinds of classics again, looking for a nose similar to his, but it was still difficult to find the same kind.

facing the ridicule of others, he always feels inferior. So after inquiring about a folk prescription, he tried every means to suggest that little novice monk helped him with his experiment, and finally it worked and his nose narrowed. This made him very proud. But the way others looked at him made him even more unbearable. The pressure in his heart was even greater, so under the double pressure, he didn't expect his nose to return to its previous appearance. This just made him relieved.

In fact, the real reason is that the internal supplier is not confident, and he only sees his own shortcomings, but he can't see that he has been promoted to the internal supplier from little novice monk, which has surpassed many people. There is no need to care about this outstanding feature. However, he has never realized that he has never been in harmony with himself and accepted his imperfect self.

On the other hand, those who laugh at him and give him a mocking look are actually gloating at his misfortune in their hearts. In the eyes of some people, they like to see others suffer. The misfortunes of others can make them feel more comfortable. Once others get better, they feel uncomfortable instead, hoping that others will still suffer.

"People have two contradictory feelings in their hearts. No one can fail to sympathize with people's misfortunes. However, this unfortunate person, once out of trouble, somehow makes people feel lost. Speak a little too much, and I wish he would fall into misfortune again. Although I didn't mean to, I unconsciously gave birth to a kind of hostility-although I didn't know why, I always felt unhappy, just because I vaguely noticed the egoism of this bystander from the attitude of the monks at the end of the pool. "

I have to say that the author's analysis of human nature is so thorough. If Rashomon shows the selfishness of egoism, then this short story shows the egoism of onlookers. Only others are unfortunate, and I am secretly glad that I am safe in the sigh of others.

it's really chilling and unpredictable.

The author's essay, with its ingenious plot design, is astounding, starting in absurdity and ending in absurdity.