Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts

There is no right/wrong answers, you will all have the answers, but the goals of the ? Readings ? are :
a- To assess your written English skills, so please submit full sentences for your responses, and carefully choose your words. It is not the quantity that matters but the quality. However, develop your answers with structure and academic English.
b- To evaluate that you have understood the reading pieces
c- To assess that you are able to analyze and put in context those readings.
d- To gage that you are able to find key elements in the readings, using examples, counter examples, etc in your responses

*** TYPE all your answers, you can add additional lines if needed.

– The Bamboo Cutter
– The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
– My Lord Bag of Rice

1- After reading these 3 Japanese tales above do you see any similarities (in themes? Moral? patterns? Writing style? Use of animals? Gender treatment? Cultural subtext? Other topics?, etc). Use specific examples taken from the tales. Your detailed and structured answer will be between 350-400 words [15 pts]