2 Oct
Assume, for the sake of argument, that Amélie Nothomb's description is accurate. Write for a few minutes on any analogs you see in American culture for what she describes as the forces defining/confining Japanese women

Murray Abernethy
Jack Craddock
Colin Harding
Lucy Hinkle
Brett Kirwan
Ian McAllister
Caroline McKinney
Andy Mendrala
Ginny Moncure
Jaime Muscar
Alicia Ravenel
Blair Sanzone
Elizabeth Saxton
Jessica Taylor
Charles Tonelli