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Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata and Male and Female Changing Relationships

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The Changes of Male and Female Relationships in Yasunari Kawabatas Snow Country by Tracy Gregory, November 2001 -- for more information on using this  paper properly! Everything in life is affected by change - nature, people, experiences and relationships. Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata took a poignant look at how changes have altered  the Japanese physical and cultural landscapes in Snow Country, a novel about an ill-fated love affair between a Japanese businessman and a geisha, first published in 1948. The novel,  written in a unique haiku style that is usually reserved for prose examines the relationship between a man and a woman in a historical context in order to more profoundly  explore how it serves as a reflection of society as a whole. The vivid physical imagery is masterfully compared and contrasted with the changes that occur in the evolution  of the affair between Shimamura, an independently wealthy middle-aged man who works sporadically as a Western dance critic, mostly for his own amusement, and Komako, a young and impressionable daughter  of a dance master, who is substituting for an ailing geisha and resides in a cold and remote region of Japan referred to as the "snow country." The theme of  change is evident in seasons, which coincide with the progression of the relationship between the protagonists. Shimamura and Komako meet for the first time in the spring, which is  symbolic of birth. When they first meet, it is nothing more than a cordial introduction, and yet Shimamura feels immediately protective of this na?ve and innocent young girl.  He wants to shield her from the harsh realities of life; he wants to take care of her. Kawabata writes of Shimamura, "After a week in the mountains during