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​​Shinji well knew how sharp the villagers' tongues could be.

Outside the village they went different paths

Chiyoko caught sight of Shinji descending the storm-swept stairs-with Hatsue snuggled against him.

So you better listen-unless you want everybody to know about you and Shinji

As though you haven’t been playing around with Shinji

In loud Voices they went right on with their unrestrained gossip about terukichi.

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How gossips and rumours apply to various characteres in TSOW

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How gossips and rumours apply to various characteres in TSOW

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Chiyoko - sees Shinji and Hatsue together and gets jealous, and then she tells Yasuo about it.

Yasuo - He played a part in spreading the rumours and he started the rumour that he would be the one to marry Hatsue

Hiroshi - he is involuntarily involved in the gossip as one of his friends involves him, Hiroshi gets into a fight with a friend because the gossip was too rude and out of hand

Shinji - got separated from Hatsue, was disdained by most of the villagers and young men of the island, was portrayed as promiscuous and improper for the rumours of what he did with Hatsue

Shinji’s mother - Worried about Shinji after the rumours spread

Hatsue - got separated from Shinji because Uncle Teru found out, was the subject of the villagers tongues when she first arrived, lots of talk about her marriage

Uncle Teru - he found out about his daughter’s love affairs through the mouths of random strangers from the bathhouse.

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Shinji being concerned about the rumours that might be born from his first meeting with Hatsue, before talking about anything with Hatsue he talked about preventing rumours - shows how important it was and how dangerous gossip and rumours could be, especially on  a small island like Uta-jima.

Chiyoko and Yasuo spreading rumours about Shinji and Hatsue

People on the Uta-jimamaru spreading bad rumours about Yasuo

Hiroshi hearing of the gossip from his friends and not knowing what it means

People talking about Shinji and Hatsue in the public bath

Shinji’s mother checking her surroundings to make sure no one is looking before going to see uncle Teru

Shinji coming in at the Young men's association and the villagers stop talking

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The theme of gossip and rumours is prominent in the novel as it consisted of what most of the islanders did on a daily basis. Gossip and rumour is a large part of the Uta-jima culture, stemming from lack of interesting materials to talk about. In TSoW, this theme is important as Shinji’s relationship with Hatsue was grounded in gossip and the rumours of the villagers is something that impacted their lives greatly.

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‘Drawing water was women’s work’

‘Never have aboard one women or a priest’

‘How she regretted she had not had at least one daughter, who would always have been home to help with the housework.’

‘Men go out fishing’

‘Women, not destined for that wide world, cook rice, draw water, gather seaweed, and when summer comes dive into the water’

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The theme of gender roles is prominent in TSoW and almost all parts of the world during the time in which TSoW was set. However it is important specifically in TSoW because it comes hand in hand with what the islanders did on a daily basis, what a wife did (for her husband, children and wider community), the distribution of jobs in the workforce, and marriage. We see that almost everything is connected to gender, there is a clear line between men and women and the islanders are portrayed as puritans.

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How gender roles apply to various characters in TSOW

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How gender roles apply to various characters in TSOW

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Hatsue: Hatsue is a diver, she is seen as an asset in marriage, her father dictates who she can marry and what she can do, Yasuo attempted to sexually assault her and it wasn’t a big deal in the eyes of villagers and even Hatsue’s father himself.

Shinji’s mother: Does all the housework such as cooking for the family, is a diver, wishes for a daughter who can help her out at home

Shinji - Doing fishing like most of the young men of the island

Hatsue's father: Being the 'man of the island', controlling Hatsue's affairs and Hatsue in general, being the captain of a boat

All of the men of the island are supposed to be strong and masculine.

The women of the island are then seen as property and there are many scenes highlighting the physical appearances of both men and women

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-Introduction to diving women and fishermen

-Women collect water from well and Yasuo tries to rape

-Shinji’s mother doing housework before going to Uncle Teru
-Etiquette classes
-Lighthouse keeper and lighthouse keeper's wife