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The document provides an overview of the contextual influences and style of Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. It discusses how the novella reflects postmodernism and shojo manga influences through its experimental narrative structure, themes of consumerism and family, and cute, minimalist style. Key symbols like the kitchen and full moon are introduced. Yoshimoto's naturalistic yet magical realist style uses colloquial language, imagery, motifs and a first-person narrator to explore themes of love, loneliness and the human experience.
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- Consumerism is connected with relationships and personal happiness in Kitchen . When Yuichi brings home a word-processor simply for Mikage to write change-of-address cards, Mikage at first thinks ‘these people had a taste for buying new things that verged on the unhealthy.’ (26-7) However, this leads to ‘the scratching of our pens mingled with the sound of raindrops’ and further sharing and connectedness with Yuichi. Later Eriko buys a juicer and as a welcoming gift for Mikage a ‘pretty glass decorated with a banana motif.’ (31) This gives Mikage happiness and is connected with family and home as it is a welcoming gift. The kitchen itself as a symbol of ‘Japanese consumer influence’ symbolizes happiness, renewal and comfort.
- The sparse style increases the dreamlike, fantasy feeling of the novel – it reflects the unreality of life. Also the sparse style makes the prose seem delicate to the point of fragility, reflecting the fragility of human relationships in Kitchen . Finally, the precise and delicate images that reflect the poetic style of haiku make the novel more romantic, heightening our feelings towards Mikage’s experiences.