Saturday, April 29, 2017
Post 27: Something I'd Read Again
My favorite reading we were assigned this semester would have to be The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon. I decided to write my Doc2 over this particular reading because Shonagon's writing was beautiful and about her everyday life. Also, I learned that the meaning behind the work and the hiragana used was very interesting, after I completed my research over it. In one of the sections titled "Things That Have Lost Their Power”, she describes a woman who may try to leave her husband to make him chase after her, but “she cannot stay away forever, [so] she swallows her pride and returns” (Shōnagon 458) and through this section, she describes how women could be so sufficient to men and how they have no respect for themselves, and there is real beauty here because of the truth she speaks. All of her writing comes from moments she experiences personally, or that of which she sees or hears herself, so it makes this reading enjoyable and relatable. I really enjoyed this and completing my research and papers over it.
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I'm very pleased that you picked The Pillow Book. It is a subtle work without all the muscles and violence of epics and heroes, so that too many overlook it, but if you sit with it quietly, then you can learn how beautiful the world is. And I greatly prefer beauty to muscles. Thanks for being in my class, and I hope you continue to write. You do it well.
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