Apr 7
- Characterize Keiko's beauty.
- What is the source of Oki's guilt?
- Which is more real - the abstract or the traditional?
- Why does Fumiko endure?
- What is the bond between Otoko and Keiko based upon?
- What do the stones symbolize?
- How is Keiko a kind of alter-ego for Otoko and vice versa?
- Why are the artist's model and the painter's model entirely
different?
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Apr 11
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What is the greatest sadness?
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What is Keiko's laceration? her greatest fear?
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Can Otoko paint an abstract baby picture?
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How will this story unfold after the ending?
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Which natural object, other than a stone, is the
best metaphor/symbol for this novel?
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Why is "Vanishing Beauty" a good alternate title
for the novel?
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Who is the antagonist of this work? Who is its
protagonist?
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Enumerate all of the dualities present in the
work.
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