Reading Notes: Japanese Fairy Tales (Ozaki) Part B

Reading Notes: Japanese Fairy Tales (Ozaki) Part B

(Watanabe from The Ogre of Rashomon)


The second part of this unit was somewhat different from the first, though I enjoyed this part as well. The Ogre of Rashomon is quite similar to a story I read a few years ago in my Japanese literature class. It was interesting to notice all of the similarities between the two stories. I enjoyed the story overall, but thought that the ending was somewhat unfulfilling because the ogre got away and it was not mentioned that Watanabe ever found the ogre again. The Story of Princess Hase was also interesting, as it had a Cinderella vibe to it. I was unsettled by the part where the step-mother killed her own child by mistake. Really, her behavior and attitude towards Princess Hase was unsettling the entire time, but the story ended well with Princess Hase being reunited with her father and the step-mother went away. I wish she had been actually brought to justice in some way, instead of just running and not facing any major consequences besides the earlier death of her own child. 

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