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| The story recounts the encounter between a fired servant and a poor woman robbing the dead bodies left in the dilapidated ] from their hair. The man, just fired, is contemplating whether to starve to death or to steal to survive in the barren times. Hearing a noise upstairs he encounters the woman, is disgusted, wants to kill her but she pleads she robs the bodies to survive. This sways the man from killing her, but also fixes his decision on stealing to survive. He then brutally robs the woman of her ]. | |||
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"Rashomon" (羅生門) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryunosuke based on Kon'jyaku-monogatari.
The story was published in 1915 in Teikoku Bungaku
The story recounts the encounter between a fired servant and a poor woman robbing the dead bodies left in the dilapidated Rashomon Gate from their hair. The man, just fired, is contemplating whether to starve to death or to steal to survive in the barren times. Hearing a noise upstairs he encounters the woman, is disgusted, wants to kill her but she pleads she robs the bodies to survive. This sways the man from killing her, but also fixes his decision on stealing to survive. He then brutally robs the woman of her kimono.
See also: Rashomon
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