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Conflict vs. Kishotenketsu - Coggle Diagram
Conflict vs. Kishotenketsu
Western Conflict
Conflict is based on tension and problems (OSU video)
Problems = Conflict
wanting things you can't have (thwarted)
Having things, but having them taken away, or threatened to be taken away (endangerment)
Deciding between two separate things (opposing desire
From Lecture
Conflict can be internal and external
Internal conflict is when a protagonist is their own antagonist, some part of them is creating conflict
Man vs Self
External conflict is between the protagonist and the antagonist. when the antagonist is another person, or abstract thing/them/force
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
Man vs Man
Conflict is the struggle between people or things in a literary work
Conflict is when the antagonist is stopping the protagonist from getting what they want
Kishotenketsu
From Lecture
Contains elements of plot and conflict
Focuses on deepening our relationship to the character
Features a twist in place of a conflict, that doesn't necessarily need to involve conflict
More so just something that the characters need to adjust to
The final "act" features how the characters react to the introduced complication
Elements include
Ki: An introduction that tells you who all the characters are
Sho: This is character development, deepening of relationships to the characters and letting a reader relate to them
Ten: A twist. A complication that may involve conflict, but may also just be something that our characters must adjust to
Ketsu: How a character's reaction to the complication
Japanese Communication Strategies
The surprise turn must be really surprising, the point of it all isn't revealed until the final stage
""ten" stage leads the discourse astray by adding an unexpected thought"
It may seem difficult to comprehend based on English literary standards, as no topic sentence, meaning isn't revealed until later
"Matches Japanese sentence structure, which places the verb at the end"
Japanese preference to avoid unexpected confrontation and conflict, Americans show their respect by addressing conflict in a straightforward, clear manner
Final Fantasy VII
Kisho emphasizes character development, and deemphasizes conflict
Doesnt necessarily lack conflict, just puts it in the backseat
Ketsu ties in the seeming irrelevance of ten into Kisho
The lack of preoccupation with conflict in the early stages makes the ten a little bit easier to stomach, because its not interrupting anything pressing