What is it about Genji that in the eyes of his contemporaries makes him a veritable paragon of male perfection?
2007-03-19 23:55:39 · 5 answers · asked by jessieschoe7 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Because he's so sexy.
2007-03-19 23:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by roxusan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genji is written to be the ideal man--he is kind, poetic, considerate. The women of the story fall in love with him because he tries to understand their point of view in life, while the men in the story like him because he's humble and avoids boasting about his various accomplishments.
He's even supposed to smell great. :)
2007-03-20 05:05:25 · answer #2 · answered by Katherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm only 150 pages into the book and am wondering that myself. Apart from being hansom, his plus points seem to kind of run out there.
Then again if he had have been a goody two shoes, the book would be pretty boring right?
I guess, given the chance, a lot of men would like to follow his path - although they shouldn't.
2007-03-20 00:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean Genji Monogatari? If you do, I guess he is a hero that doesn't kill anyone to show his strength or virility.
2007-03-19 23:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats the way it is
2007-03-20 00:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by davezque 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋