IN BUDDHIST DISCOURSE, HUMAN DESIRE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL SUFFERING.
CONSIDER THE THREE STORIES,(SAIKAKU'S "THE GREENGROCER'S DAUGHTER",
CHIKAMATSU'S "THE LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA, AND IZUMI KYOKA'S "SAINT
OF MT. KOYA"), IN WHICH WORLDLY DESIRE APPEARS AS THE MAIN COMPONENT
OF THE NARRATIVE. SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY A PARTICULAR WRITER?S DESIRE
(DESIRE FOR WHAT?) AND DEMONSTRATE HOW IT PROPELS THE NARRATIVE. WHAT
CHALLENGES ARE PRESENTED TO THE CHARACTER AND HOW ARE THESE CHALLENGES
OVERCOME? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR?S ATTITUDE TOWARD BUDDHISM?

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Clarification of Question by techique-ga on 17 Feb 2005 14:33 PST

You only have to consider Chikamatsu and "The Love Suicides of
Amijima" for this question.