Despondent State of Human Condition in Funny by Anna Kamienska and I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki

In the world of literature, humans predominate as characters in portraying social realities in the world. This is a common practice among writers, since human experience is best illustrated through the point-of-view of a human; and with every social experience, a subjective interpretation of this experience yields a particular reality that is unique and distinct for an individual. In effect, this process becomes the core of literature -- the documentation of social experiences as interpreted by the subjective writer. However, writers of literature are not confined to human subjects alone in conveying the harmony and conflict that exists between individual and society, as well as human society and the environment. In Anna Kamienska's Funny and Natsume Soseki's I Am a Cat, the writers used the natural environment, in particular, animals, in portraying...
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