Okay, long story short, I have, in between hours of pondering, listening to Utawarerumono's OP, rewatching Zero no Tsukaima: ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ in preperation for Zero no Tsukaima: ~Miyoshi hime no Rondo~....I am hit by inspiration! INSPIRATION GET!Having to do a essay on lifestyle, I had picked the Hikikomori lifestyle.Done to death in NHK ni Yokoso! Yes, I know, but it'll be fun to write on anyway.So aside from talking about a sport in which I had no idea even existed, or a topic that's so cliche, or plain simple nomnomnomnom.YOU GET MISAKI AND SATOU INSTEAD![Note: It's only a draft, but these are my core ideas]Thesis: The Hikikomori or, in Japanese, ひきこもり, slang for acute social introvert, is a lifestyle phenomenon that has become increasingly prevalent across Japan due to three main reasons: Japan’s demanding education system, an extremely high amount of something akin to Post-Traumatic stress disorder present in the Japanese youth, and a strong lack of a growing individual’s true self and public façade not becoming fully formed. This is needed for the paradoxes of working society.I. Japan’s education system can be deemed as a simple “Pass-or-fail” system, this breeds high expectation and stress in Japanese youth, causing them to reject society if they cannot measure up to expectations. (Effect P.O.D)A - Rote memorisation and facts-churning to advance to the next level of education (I.e: Elementary to Middle school)B. Imposes emphasis on prestige and meritocracy, causing those under the system to always strive to succeed, and if they cannot measure up, are deemed as social failures, prompting a retreat from society.II. Japan’s youth suffer from something very akin to Post-Traumatic stress disorder, given the state of Japanese society and the nature of some as freely-thinking, creative individuals. (Cause-and-Effect)A - Japanese society for one, has always embraced a very rigid system. Prompting students in school to study, advance, get jobs, work, and contribute to the economy. And if they cannot succeed in doing so and maintain the status quo, there will be multiple social implications involved. Japanese culture, therefore, is very uncertainty rejecting, very resistant to change and adaptation.B. This prompts individuals more inclined towards to independent and creative thinking to feel very constricted and singled out by Japanese society. As thus, they feel alone, with no one to talk to, thus, they become Hikikomori, shutting themselves away from society.III. To cope with the multiple paradoxes of adulthood, an individual’s true self and public façade need to be very clear. Hikikomori come about simply as Japanese society does not wholly give time for the individual to cultivate a strong sense of either.A – In work, one needs to maintain one’s sense of individualism, yet maintain an illusion of one’s self when dealing with others who may reject that sense of individualism and insist on conformity to a certain environment.B – However, Japanese society, with a strong emphasis on success or continuous advancement to perpetuate the status quo may result in a very slanted sense of either a public façade or individualism. This will degrade workplace performance, perhaps leading to a Hikikomori lifestyle.[-Also, no conclusion yet, it's just going to be a sum-up-]So, please, help this n00b author improve his non-existant somewhat competant skills in essay writing.In return, one of Mai Waifus.
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