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Translated as “way of the warrior,” bushido is, according to the ancient Japanese aphorism, “a way of dying.” Patriotism stands as Yukio Mishima’s tribute to the lost bushido way he spent his own life attempting to revive, and the commitment to preserve that way—namely, the commitment to execute one’s own death in the name of honor, the ultimate sacrifice of ritual seppuku. ...
Originally the code of conduct for the samurai of feudal times, bushido reemerged in the last century with the rise of militant nationalism and imperial Shintoism as a means of indoctrination. For the samurai and his descendents alike, bushido dictated that a life ended on the battlefield or by seppuku is a life fulfilled. ... Indeed, its very significance lies in that horror; an easy, painless death would require no courage, while seppuku affords the young lieutenant the chance to prove his mettle in dying on “a battlefield without glory, a battlefield where none could display deeds of valor.
Approximate Word count = 625
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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