I found your entry while doing a google search on this book, as I am reading an article on it and having to write an essay on said article. I liked your entry, since it provided a slightly different POV than the article had.
I also recommend reading the article if you ever get a chance, since it does provide a lot of insight on the meaning behind some things in the story. It's called "Strange Fates. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Torikaebaya Monogatari" by Greogry M. Pflugfelder. It was published in the Monumenta Nipponica in Vol. 47, No. 3 (Autumn, 1992).
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I liked your entry, since it provided a slightly different POV than the article had.
I also recommend reading the article if you ever get a chance, since it does provide a lot of insight on the meaning behind some things in the story. It's called "Strange Fates. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Torikaebaya Monogatari" by Greogry M. Pflugfelder. It was published in the Monumenta Nipponica in Vol. 47, No. 3 (Autumn, 1992).