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Essay / Analysis of Hello Kitty Doll - 1991
This way of life seems clean and simple and does not seem to exercise any sexuality or any notion that could be considered absurd, but if we look in depth at the doctrines of Zen Buddhism, it the practice of life does not deny sexuality, but approves that “sexuality is part of life. To deny sexuality is to deny humanity… Desires, like sexuality, are an integral part of human nature, we could not live without desires” (Miyamoto). Sometimes people mistakenly think that sages, monks or Buddhists must proclaim celibacy to follow Zen Buddhism, but this is far from the truth. Uyehara incorporated Zen Buddhism to emphasize the sexual context of the second scene. The remark made by MAD KABUKI WOMAN: the other character from VEGETABLE GIRL: “You don’t understand? He just wants a yellow pussy…” (Uyehara 9) confirms the intentional placement of Zen Buddhism, but this lifestyle was not only mentioned to add the sexual context to the scene, but also the reason why the assistant continued VEGETABLE.