54 Mr. Kobayashi has a little daughter schooled at Tomoe. Her name is Miyo-
chan. Miyo-chan likes the ribbon that Totto-chan has. Miyo-chan asks her father to find the same ribbon like Totto-chan but he cannot find it everywhere.
“Totto-chan, I’d be grateful if you’d stop wearing that ribbon to school. You see, Miyo-chan keeps pestering me about it. Would you mind very
much?” Totto-chan thought it over, her arms folded. Then she answered quickly,
“All right. I won’t wear it here any more.” “Thank you,” said the headmaster 150.
Totto-chan feels rather sorry to put Mr. Kobayashi in such trouble. Through this experience, Totto-chan learns how to understand other people’s
difficulties and help others in their difficulties. Totto-chan shows her sympathy not only to people around her but also to
the soldier she visits once. In one opportunity, Totto-chan becomes Tomoe Gakuen’s representative to visit the wounded soldiers. She goes with the other
students from the other school. To entertain the soldiers, the other students have prepared some songs to be sung. Beautifully, they sing the songs for the wounded
soldier. Totto-chan does not familiar with all of the song like the others do. She remains silent. …the soldier in the bed Totoo-chan was sitting on patted her head
and said, “You didn’t sing 152.” Totto-chan feels so bad about it. Then, she decides to sing a song that she
knows well. She sings the “Chew It Well”. The soldier cries after listening to Totto-chan’s song. Totto-chan thinks she has done something bad but suddenly,
the soldier says his gratitude to Totto-chan 153. No one knows why the soldier cries and he smiles to Totto-chan. The soldier’s smile makes Totto-chan happy.
Totto-chan looked at her soldier. His nose and eyes were red, but he smiled.
55 Totto-chan smiled back. And she thought to herself, “I’m so glad the soldier
smiled 153”
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter is divided into two major parts. The first part is the conclusion, which outlines the seven principles of Bushido revealed in the novel
and the manifest of seven principles of Bushido to the main character, Totto-chan. The second part relates to the suggestions for the future researchers and the
implementations of literature in teaching learning activities.
5.1 Conclusion
Based on the analysis presented in Chapter IV, the seven principles of Bushido are revealed in the novel. Those seven principles of Bushido are Gi, Yu,
Jin, Rei, Mokoto, Meiyo, and Chugo. Those principles are revealed in the novel by the dialogues, actions, and manners of the characters in Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s
Totto-chan: the Little Girl at the Window. It shows that all of the Japanese really hold the values of Bushido itself.
The first value is Gi which means rectitude or justice. It can be seen through the dialogues, actions, and manners of Mother and Daddy. They always
support Totto-chan. Not only Totto-chan’s parents but also Mr. Kobayashi shows this value when he has to face Totto-chan’s actions. Second value is Yu which
means courage to face danger. Through Yasuaki’s actions, Yu is revealed by doing something that he never has done before. Unlike Yasuaki, Mr. Maruyama
prefers to tell heroic stories to the students in engrafting the meaning of Yu. The
57 third value is Jin, which means universal love. Mr. Kobayashi shows his love to
the students by creating such fun atmosphere for the students. Besides Mr. Kobayashi, there is Mother’s and Daddy’s love for Totto-chan. The fourth value is
Rei. It means politeness. This value is revealed from the bowing tradition that the Japanese have. Mother and Daddy teach Totto-chan to act politely in every
occasion. The fifth value is Makoto means honesty. Mr. Kobayashi always teaches his students to be honest in every problem the students have. It happens to
the parents too, especially, Totto-chan’s Mother. The sixth value is Meiyo. It means honor and glory. For the Japanese, someone’s name is very important to
carry. It is revealed when a homeroom teacher worries about what she has done to Takahashi in class is wrong. Eagerly, she wants to apologize to him. This value is
also revealed through Totto-chan’s action after hearing an awful chant for Tomoe. The last value is Chugo. It means loyalty. Through the son of Mr. Kobayashi,
Ryo-chan, this value is revealed. He has to serve his country by joining the military to go to the war. Besides Ryo-chan, Mr. Kobayashi shows his loyalty to
his job till Tomoe burned down because of the bomb. The seven principles of Bushido also manifest its meaning to Totto-chan.
The manifest of those principles is in the way Totto-chan shows her actualization as the process to develop her personality. Because of self-actualization is an on
going process, Totto-chan, still needs some help from all of people around her. There are some characteristics to show someone’s self-actualized. In this
novel, Totto-chan shows three characters of self-actualized person. First is about accepting self, other, and nature. As a young child, she shows her acceptance to
