Code Of The Samurai

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Examines the culturally-sanctioned Japanese model of ideal conduct. Code of ethics and behavior of the martial values of the samurai warrior class. Historical overview. Discusses John Allyn's story of the 47 Ronin that focuses on the Code of the Samurai, written to educate young Samurai in the 18th Century. Plot. Revenge motive.

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"Every society has an ideal code of ethics and behavior that embody its most cherished values, and these cultural ideals can have remarkable persistence over time. For much of Japanese history, such a culturally-sanctioned model of ideal conduct was embodied in the martial values of the samurai warrior class.

As Thomas Cleary puts it in his introduction to the Code of the Samurai, "the entrenchment of the samurai as the dominant class had profound cultural and psychological effects on the Japanese people" (ix).
The samurai had their origin as an offshoot of the aristocracy. They were brought to prominence by the long duration of military governments in Japanese history. As the interests..."

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