2. Some writers/critics feel that literature should be utilitarian to be meaningful. How does Kawabata feel about this issue?

3. Kawabata dabbled in stream of consciousness writing. Where did this come from?

4. What did Kawabata and his friends do to resist government oppression on the one hand and ideological suppression on the other?

5. Did Kawabata speak out in opposition to the war? How would you characterize his attitude toward the war?

6. What experiences in Kawabata's life contributed to his sense of detachment?

7. How did Kawabata die?

8. List three characteristics of Kawabata's writing. Kawabata?