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Spirited Away Shinto Questions

The document discusses key concepts from a film, including Kokoro, Kami, and Musubi, and how they relate to the characters' development. It highlights Chihiro's pure heart and sincerity, Haku's struggle with identity, and No Face's transformation, while also exploring themes such as love, greed, and the supernatural. The analysis draws parallels between the characters' journeys and broader societal issues, such as exploitation and environmental awareness.

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Spirited Away Shinto Questions

The document discusses key concepts from a film, including Kokoro, Kami, and Musubi, and how they relate to the characters' development. It highlights Chihiro's pure heart and sincerity, Haku's struggle with identity, and No Face's transformation, while also exploring themes such as love, greed, and the supernatural. The analysis draws parallels between the characters' journeys and broader societal issues, such as exploitation and environmental awareness.

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Idea/Practise Meaning/Significance

Kokoro A pure heart and mind that


determines your suffering and
happiness
Kami A superior manifestation of
musubi, everything has kami from
trees to animals
Musubi or Ki A continual ongoing immanent
force that is in everything
Torii A place where kami reside
Makoto A genuine sense of sincerity to
others and the world

2. a. Chihiro is depicted as having a good Kokoro and a sense of Makoto


letting her communicate with kami and survive in the spirit world

b. Haku is depicted at the start to have a hardened Kokoro which has


led to him forgetting his identity and Chihiro helps him remember by
helping him fix his Kokoro

c. No Face at the start is depicted as a evil but at the end gains a sense
of Makoto and joins the good side helping granny make the hairband

d. Yubaba and Zeniba are depicted as a yin and yang like for example
Zeniba does evil acts but she does it with the good intention of protecting
her baby. One evil one good

3.

Theme Articulate one Outline two Quotes/Evidence


idea based on events from the
this theme film which
highlight this
theme
Innocence and
childhood
Tradition and
Culture
Environmental
Awareness
The
Supernatural
Identity
Love and Love is definitely The end scene
Memory shown in when Chihiro
Chihiro’s quest knows which pig
and is her parents
commitment to
saving her Commitment to
parents even saving haku,
when they etc.
ignored her
concerns to go
into the
amusement
park and eat the
food
Greed and Yubaba’s
Selfishness exploitation of
spirits and lost
humans and her
obsession with
wealth with no
regard for the
consequences is
perhaps an
allegory for big
corporations
exploiting their
workers and
nature for
wealth with no
regards for the
environment
and the
consequences
for say the local
animals

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