Akutagawa
In all of Akutagawa?fs rather dark themed short stories which were assigned, there was clearly a strong emphasis placed on the supernatural. In the conclusion of the first story, ?gThe Clown?fs Mask?h, I got the impression that what initially seemed to be a harmless comic mask could possibly have been haunted and not of this world, and was eerily portrayed as the cause of the main character?fs death. In ?gThe Immortal?h, images of the afterlife found in the Shrine of the Mountain Deity (e.g. the Assistant Prefect, the Little Devil) add to the story?fs supernatural theme. However, most of all, the inclusion of the haggard old man who is actually not of this world, and this cha
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Little Devil, Spiderfs Threadh, Kumo Ito, Clownfs Maskh, , Edo Period, Akutagawafs Ifve, Mountain Deity, spiderfs threadh, gthe spiderfs, emphasis placed, assigned readings, gthe spiderfs threadh, placed supernatural, emphasis placed supernatural,
Approximate Word count = 458
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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