DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (answer these questions, typed, single-spaced, to turn in on the day of class discussion):

For class discussion week 2b:

1) "The Broom Tree" chapter 2 and Murasaki Shikibu's Diary: Make a list of qualities that seem to be seen as good or bad in women. How does social status seem to affect the judgments?  How is a woman supposed to show her feelings?

2) How does the woman in Kagero Diary measure up to these standards?

3) We'll be discussing education more thorougly week 3, but briefly, what kind of education is considered appropriate for a woman?