Week 2

Suggested questions:
"Sansho the Steward"
1. This story is well-known as a story for children. What do you think children would learn from this story?
2. If this was written in your culture, do you think the storyline would be changed, especially regarding what Anju does in order to let him escape?

"The Third Night"
What does this child symbolize? How do you interpret "the brat was shining like a mirror; like a mirror that revealed my past, my present and my future, no smallest fact unblazoned" (p.29)?