Wonderful Fool (Susaku Endo) Quote Analysis in Terms of Aspects of Tokyo and Japan
Timur Karimov
New Oxford American Dictionary
aspect |ˈaspekt|
noun
1 a particular part or feature of something : the financial aspect can be overstressed.
• a specific way in which something can be considered : from every aspect, theirs was a changing world.
• [in sing. with adj. ] a particular appearance or quality : the air of desertion lent the place a sinister aspect | a man of decidedly foreign aspect.
2 [usu. in sing. ] the positioning of a building or thing in a specified direction : a greenhouse with a southern aspect.
• the side of a building facing a particular direction : the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable.
• Astrology a particular position of a planet or other celestial body relative to another, as measured by angular distance : the sun in Aries formed an adverse aspect with Uranus in Capricorn.
3 Grammar a grammatical category or form that expresses the way in which time is denoted by the verb : the semantics of tense and aspect | four verbal aspects.
The one that fits the most is definition number 1, the aspects of Tokyo and Japan means the features qualities of Japan and Tokyo.
Thematic statement: The downfall of a country begins with the spiritual poverty of its people.