Short Story of Yuki-Onna

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The Story of Yuki-Onna

In the Yuki-Onna short story I would like to discuss whether there is a just or equal balance of evil and good for both the main characters. When the two got married and fell in love I think this was a setup from the mystical lady to make sure that he wasn’t going to lie. I think that this is evil from the start because she was always following him to all places. He even got nightmare and thoughts about the past of what happened to him and her. I do think it was wrong for him to tell his secret even though it was her and this was also unjust of the man. So, I think those two wrongs should equal out. However, she then leaves him with a heavy burden of a family. I think this not just and evil. She did not kill him so there is some compassion she had where it was justified. However, it is not right or good for a human and witch to live together, so this causes an imbalance from the start. Whenever you put two forces that are completely opposite form each other evil and good will always be fighting each other. One or the other will want to take control and use it to gain power over the other persons life. So, in order for there to be good all around the witch has to come to understand that she does not belong to a human. They are from two separate worlds and frankly, love won’t work in their relationship.

If we talk about how the short story could be gothic, there are many times where the atmosphere becomes dark and chilly due to the women’s presence.  It is evident any time that he has thoughts about her and the atmosphere becomes dark with colors of pale blue, purple, and orange to set a ominous mood. The face of the women is very cold and demanding. When she turns to her witch self, she is harsh and not very compassionate.

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