Sailor+-+Chapter+1+-+Focus+questions

=A few pointers...=

1. Does the house carry any symbolic weight?

2. What can we deduce about Noboru's relationship with the chief?

3. Are any points made about the historical / temporal background?

4. What impression of Noboru does Mishima strive to create?

5. What are the dominant images used in the description of Fusako undressing (p.4)? How are these images contrasted in the description of Fusako with Ryuji (p. 10 / 11)?

6. Is a particular attitude towards Western culture or people detectable?

7. How is Noboru's relationship with Fusako presented?

8. How is sex represented?

9. What is the significance of the repeated references to ships, horns, anchors and so on?

10. How are masculinity and femininity respectively presented?