Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket
The allusive symbols crafted in The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket by Yasunari Kawabata highlight the theme of innocence, friendship and love. ... Children with colorful, vibrant lanterns lead us into a world where grasshoppers and bell crickets, give us a bashful feeling of friendship and love. ... Illustrating friendship, Kawabata creatively chosen the grasshopper as its symbol. “Does anyone want a grasshopper? A grasshopper! ... “It seemed you could not catch a more precious insect than a grasshopper. ... To surprise, the insect was not a grasshopper but was a bell cricket. ... It’s not a grasshopper. It’s a bell cricket. ... In those slopes, grasshoppers were many and bell crickets were few. The rare bell cricket represented his offer of love for the girl.