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You will create a project in a medium of your choice: Essay to highlight one of the following areas in regards to your stories.
**These 3 short stories are from the same author. You can choose one topic below to write an essay and show how is this 3 stories related
Link to the 3 stories:
Hell Scene:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/244662652/Akutagawa-Ryu...
In A Grove:
http://fullreads.com/crime/in-a-grove-by-ryunosuke...
Spider's Thread:
https://isistatic.org/journal-archive/ma/01_02/ryu...
1. Gender roles
How are the roles of men and women portrayed in the stories? Are they distinctly different? Do they have equal rights? What gender expectations do they follow or fight against? What do these gender roles signify in regards to where the author is from or where the stories take place?
2. Comparisons between genres
How does each genre tell its story? What are the differences and similarities between the three stories? Is one more effective than the other? What do these signify in regards to where the author is from or where the stories take place?
3. Historical background
Who are the authors and what are their stories? Were there controversies associated with any of their work? What is the significance of the stories in the time they were written? How do they reflect the society and
4. Politics
What issues in politics do these stories address? Discrimination? Rights? Equality? What do these political issues signify in regards to where the author is from or where the stories take place?
5. Religion
How are these
6. Comparisons between two characters
This is between three characters in three different stories. How are their differences and similarities important to the stories? What does it say about the author? Or about the setting?
7. Comparisons between the three stories
If the stories seem completely
8. Allusions within the novel
What are some significant allusions within the stories? These could be religious, refer to other novels or authors, etc. How is this important to understanding the stories and their place in English Literature? What do these signify in regards to where the author is from or where the stories take place?
9. Criticism
What are some of the most notable criticisms out there for your stories? What is your response and how does it compare to other critics out there? Are they deserving of praise or criticism? Was one story
10. Symbolism
What are important symbols in the novel? How are they significant? Are there any symbols that come up in two or all three of the stories? What do these signify in regards to where the author is from or where the stories take place?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: SHORT STORIES BY A. RYUNOSUKE
Short Stories by A. Ryūnosuke: Hell Screen, In A Grove, and Spider’s Thread
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Short Stories by A. Ryūnosuke: Hell Screen, In A Grove, and Spider’s Thread
Gender Roles
The story Spider’s Thread has two main characters Kandata and Lord Buddha
(Akutagawa, 1918b). The former was infamous for his many transgressions such as stealing and
setting houses ablaze. Lord Buddha is portrayed as a righteous guardian angel who watches
pitifully as Kandata and other sinners plummeted into hell. Hell Screen has three main
characters; His Lordship Horikawa, Yoshinde the famous painter, and Yoshinde’s daughter who
was a lady-in-waiting (Akutagawa, 1918a). Women are secondary to men and they don’t have
equal rights like men as seen with the despicable act where His Lordship plans to burn a carriage
and a ‘voluptuous woman’ so the screen could be finished (pp. 15). In A Grove shows male
dominance as seen with the rape of Masago by Tajomaru (Akutagawa, 1922), and her fear that
her husband would no longer be interested in her (pp. 5). Women are mere objects of lust.
Comparison between Genres
Spider’s Thread portrays a small society that is very religious and those who fail to obey
are punished by being sent to the Lake of Blood which is hell (pp. 164). Hell Screen is set in a
different environment of a luxurious mansion that houses His Lordship Horikawa and his two
children. As expected, Horikawa employs a host of workers to do various chores including
Yoshinde who is a highly-skilled painter. This story has many elements such as love, greed,
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