The tranquil and quiet beauty of "daisy" is the Japanese royal family crest, vicious pull off the "knife" Bushido culture symbol. Ruth Benedict, American scholars use the methods of cultural anthropology, "daisy" and "knife" to reveal the contradictions of the Japanese character, that is, the dual nature of the Japanese culture (such as beauty but militaristic, Sean and combative, stubborn like the new and obey without tame, etc.), and thus start, and then analyzes the Japanese social hierarchy and related practices, and pointed out that the Japanese early childhood upbringing and Adult Correctional discontinuity form a dual personality important factor. Authors summarized the characteristics of Japanese culture as "shame culture" that Western guilt culture, external social force is not in the human heart. For these views, some Japanese sociologists highly that the performance of a "deep insight". Some Japanese history scholars not agree with that particular era, special social group of social psychology as "Japanese" universal psychological disadvantage of non-historical and ultra-class methodology. Evaluation Although different, a great impact isIs a fact. In 1951 the book was included in Japan's "modern parenting library, has been reprinted 36 times to l963. An introduction published in 1982, "Japanese school" masterpiece book praised book is the originator of the modern Japanese school, classic writings of cultural anthropologists to study in Japan. 1986, a review in the post-war situation of Japanese Studies article cited seven representative viewpoint, said Chrysanthemum and the Sword "is a compelling one. The above activities are, the book impact has not changed.