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"The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi

Name: "The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi
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Author: Saskia Guckenburg
ISBN: 978-3-656-10842-9

Gender roles in Japanese Society during the turn of the 19th century

Seminar Paper, 2011

19 Pages, Grade: 1,7

Saskia Guckenburg (Author)

Excerpt

Content

1 Introduction, Summary

2 The World of Men
2.1 Yukitomo
2.1.1 Historical Political Context
2.1.1 Public and Private Face
2.2 Michimasa

3 The World of Women
3.1 Women in Confucian thought
3.2 Situation of the Wife: Tomo
3.2.1 Tomo’s Growth
3.2.2 Influence of Buddhism
3.2.3 Liberation for Tomo
3.3 Discourse on Polygny
3.3.1 Historical Background
3.3.2 Suga and Yumi
3.3.3 Men’s attitude towards concubinage
3.4 Motherhood
3.4.1 Tomo and Etsuko
3.4.2 Suga
3.4.3 Toshi and Kin, a maleless household

4 Conclusion

5 Bibliography

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Title: "The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi
Subtitle: Gender roles in Japanese Society during the turn of the 19th century
College: University of Mannheim
Course: The New Woman in American Short Fiction
Grade: 1,7
Author: Saskia Guckenburg (Author)
Year: 2011
Pages: 19
Catalog Number: V187467
ISBN (eBook): 9783656107897
ISBN (Book): 9783656108429
File size: 517 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Japan, feminism, Enchi