Paper instructions:
Nature of love and gender identity
Book: The tale of genji. Abridged. Trans. Edward seidensticker. New york:vintage international,1990
reflect on the nature of love and gender identity in the tale of genji. How is love characterized? How is it different for men and women. How is love tied (or not) to a woman’s (or man’s) emotional fulfillment, happiness in marriage or extra marital liasions, and enoyment of social prestige? To what extent does the text suggest that such fulfillment are necessary?