Keeping in mind Endo's views of Jesus and the nature of Japanese people, evaluate the effectiveness of Endo's short fiction in presenting his spiritual views. Discuss the four (4) stories we read in class to build your case. Make sure you site specifics of plot. This should be a fairly well-developed answer.

 

4 stories 

1. Molière, Tartuffe (D 144-97)

2. Keats--"Ode on a Grecian Urn," "Ode to Melancholy" (E 4364-65, 368-69)

3. Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (E 218-75) .

4. Chekhov--The Cherry Orchard (E 812-51)