ATBU Trauma Dissociation and Reeanctment in Japanese and Film Paper
Questions for consideration:
What do Ibuki and Mikame find so interesting about mononoke (spirit possession)? Do their interests differ from Mieko’s and Yasuko’s? If so, why and in what ways?
What is the significance to the novel of Mieko’s “Shrine in the Field” essay?
What is the nature and objective of Mieko’s elaborate revenge scheme?
What do the various female Nō masks symbolize/represent? How do they compare and contrast with Mieko’s “mask-like” face?
What is the source of the power that women such as Yasuko have over men such as Ibuki and Mikame?
Can this be considered a work of feminist literature? If so, in what ways?