I believe that the female character “Oseki” is a representation of what the majority of women during those times had to go to. Within the text alone, you could infer that Oseki’s situation is not an isolated incident but instead something that the women of that time had to go through and was expected to go through. In addition of Oseki being a representation of the women, I believe that she also represented their thoughts and emotions as well. The power that women held at the time was through their husbands. They were expected to marry a husband, to stay home and support all of his needs. As we can see with Oseki for example, at one point it is said that she would be leaving without permission from Isamu.
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