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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares two short stories, Ihara Saikaku's "Barrelmaker Brimful of Love" and Nawal El Saadawi's "In Camera." Saikaku's story is set in seventeenth century Japan and El Saadawi's narrative is set in twentieth century Egypt, yet both authors relate their particular society's perspective on social justice, in regards to women's place in society. In so doing, these stories demonstrate that the position of women in each of these societies is similar despite the differences in time and locale. In each story, women are pictured as secondary to the main thrust of societal interest. In both stories, one sees an emphasis of the power of male authority and the importance to these cultures that women remain subjugated and controlled. No bibliography is offered.
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differences in culture, language and custom. Saikakus story is set in seventeenth century Japan and El Saadawis narrative is a story of twentieth century Egypt, yet both authors relate
their particular societys perspective on social justice, in regards to womens place in society. In so doing, these stories demonstrate that the position of women in each of these societies
is similar despite the differences in time and locale. In each story, women are pictured as secondary to the main thrust of societal interest. In both stories, one sees an
emphasis of the power of male authority and the importance to these cultures that women remain subjugated and controlled. While the student researching this topic should record his/her impression
of each of these narratives, Saikakus seventeenth century recounting of the story of Osen and the Barrelmaker seemed to this writer/tutor to be very similar to a French fabliaux, in
that much of the plot seems to revolve around the sexual humor of the situation in which two men vie for the attention of one woman. However, it also appears
that, culturally, in Japan, to have a story whose main appeal was sexual humor would be regarded as immoral, so Saikaku is careful to introduce a moral theme that conveys
the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen is described as an extremely moral and proper young
lady, with a good heart and a winning personality. Saikaku writes that after she screamed when a flirtatious young man made advances, "no man would ever speak flirtingly to her.
People may criticize Osen for such behavior, but it would probably be a good thing if all mens daughters acted as she did" (591). As this indicates, a principal focus
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