【Rashōmon (short story)】
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"Rashōmon" (羅生門) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū.
The story was first published in 1915 in Teikoku Bungaku. Despite its name, it provided no direct plot material for the Akira Kurosawa movie Rashōmon, which was based on Akutagawa's 1921 short story, In a Grove. However, the framing sequence of the film reflects certain elements of the story, such as the theft of a kimono and the discussion of the moral ambiguity of thieving to survive.
[edit] Plot summary
The story recounts the encounter between a servant and an old woman in the dilapidated Rashōmon Gate, where unclaimed corpses were sometimes dumped.
The man, a lowly servant recently fired, is contemplating whether to starve to death or to become a thief to survive in the barren times. When he goes upstairs - after noticing some firelight there, he encounters the woman, who is stealing hair from the dead bodies in the second floor. He is disgusted, and decides then that he would rather take the path of righteousness even if it meant starvation. He is furious with the woman.
But the old woman tells him that she steals hair to make wigs so she can survive. In addition, the woman whose body she is currently robbing cheated people in her life by selling snake meat and claiming it was fish. The old woman says that this was not wrong because it allowed the woman to survive -- and so in turn this entitles her to steal from the dead person, because if she doesn't, she too will starve. The man responds "You won't blame me, then, for taking your clothes. That's what I have to do to keep from starving to death." He then brutally robs the woman of her robe and disappears into the night.
The book itself also plays a part in the 1999 movie Ghost Dog.
[edit] External links
Rashōmon (in Japanese) at Project Gutenberg
Rashōmon (in Japanese), better-known, later version, available freely at Aozora Bunko
Free copy of the story in English
Free MP3s of the story, read by a professional Japanese actress (In Japanese)
Murray, Giles (2003). Breaking into Japanese Literature. Kodansha. ISBN 4-7700-2899-7. A bilingual book with "In a Grove" & "Rashomon"
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash%C5%8Dmon_(short_story)"
Categories: 1915 short stories | Short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
This page was last modified on 31 August 2008, at 11:28.
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"Rashōmon" (羅生門) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū.
The story was first published in 1915 in Teikoku Bungaku. Despite its name, it provided no direct plot material for the Akira Kurosawa movie Rashōmon, which was based on Akutagawa's 1921 short story, In a Grove. However, the framing sequence of the film reflects certain elements of the story, such as the theft of a kimono and the discussion of the moral ambiguity of thieving to survive.
[edit] Plot summary
The story recounts the encounter between a servant and an old woman in the dilapidated Rashōmon Gate, where unclaimed corpses were sometimes dumped.
The man, a lowly servant recently fired, is contemplating whether to starve to death or to become a thief to survive in the barren times. When he goes upstairs - after noticing some firelight there, he encounters the woman, who is stealing hair from the dead bodies in the second floor. He is disgusted, and decides then that he would rather take the path of righteousness even if it meant starvation. He is furious with the woman.
But the old woman tells him that she steals hair to make wigs so she can survive. In addition, the woman whose body she is currently robbing cheated people in her life by selling snake meat and claiming it was fish. The old woman says that this was not wrong because it allowed the woman to survive -- and so in turn this entitles her to steal from the dead person, because if she doesn't, she too will starve. The man responds "You won't blame me, then, for taking your clothes. That's what I have to do to keep from starving to death." He then brutally robs the woman of her robe and disappears into the night.
The book itself also plays a part in the 1999 movie Ghost Dog.
[edit] External links
Rashōmon (in Japanese) at Project Gutenberg
Rashōmon (in Japanese), better-known, later version, available freely at Aozora Bunko
Free copy of the story in English
Free MP3s of the story, read by a professional Japanese actress (In Japanese)
Murray, Giles (2003). Breaking into Japanese Literature. Kodansha. ISBN 4-7700-2899-7. A bilingual book with "In a Grove" & "Rashomon"
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash%C5%8Dmon_(short_story)"
Categories: 1915 short stories | Short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
This page was last modified on 31 August 2008, at 11:28.
ハーバード大学・東京大学・早稲田大学・京都大学・慶応義塾大学・Oxford大学
ケンブリッジ大学・東北大学・九州大学・名古屋大学・大阪大学・新潟大学
北京大学・広島大学・一橋大学・東京工業大学・横浜国立大学
開成・麻布・筑波大付属駒場・学芸大学付属・桜蔭
灘・白陵・甲陽学院・姫路西・淳心学院・六甲・長田・神戸・加古川東
ラサール・鶴丸・志学館高等部・鹿児島第一・甲南
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《学校単位計算式》3000＋定価×0.5×部数＝販売価格 （送料込み：後払い）
例 定価３００円 [国語]
太宰治『津軽』 標準版
鴨長明『方丈記』（テキスト版・穴埋め問題集）
宮澤賢治『やまなし』（読み聞かせ版：ひらがな版・大活字版）
国木田独歩『武蔵野』（旧字旧かな版：新字新かな版）
芥川龍之介『蜜柑』（付録：湘南新宿ライン）
小林多喜二『蟹工船』（８ポイント：１０ポイント版）
横光利一『機械』（付録：近代文学史の基礎）
樋口一葉『たけくらべ』（旧字旧かな）
西田幾太郎『善の研究』（３分冊：哲学）
１０冊 ３０００＋３００×０．５×１０＝４５００円 １冊４５０円 損
３０冊 ３０００＋３００×０．５×３０＝７５００円 １冊２５０円 得
５０冊 ３０００＋３００×０．５×５０＝１０５００円 １冊２１０円 得
１００冊３０００＋３００×０．５×１００＝１８０００円 １冊１８０円 得
【全国の学級新聞（Ａ３の２つ折）をおつくりいたします】
先生が、教室で、子供たちに学級新聞を配りだすと、教室の空気が活気づきます。
毎週金曜日の１３時、校了。翌週の月曜日の午前中に学校に届きます。
高大連携情報誌「大学受験ニュース」 早稲田大学文学部史学科国史専修
調べもの新聞通信員 （横浜）中村惇夫（前橋）宮正孝（大阪）西村新八郎
236-0038 横浜市金沢区六浦南2－27－18－201
nakamurayoshio@gmail.com ＴＥＬ＆ FAX 045-701-6113
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