Education of Love

Author: Yamaguchi
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: The book narrates the love between parents and children, the bond between teachers and students, the friendship among friends, the sense of belonging to one's hometown, and the compassion for society. These themes are close to an ideal world, though they are like a mirage. Reading it makes one feel the charm of an ideal world and believe that the world should be like this. Thus, one unconsciously feels gratitude and sheds tears. To discern right from wrong and heal wounds, it is very beneficial to reintroduce The School for Small Souls to children, parents, and teachers. I think that parents and teachers should provide guidance: clarify which parts of the novel are good and what we should learn from them; which parts are insufficient and what higher standards we should have; and which parts are not quite right and how we should understand them correctly.