Pillow Book Essay. Write a three to four page paper (double-spaced) in which you create a list of items on a topic such as those used by Sei Shonagon (Irritating Things, or Pathetic Things, Why I Like to Travel, etc.). Use the same level of descriptive details that she uses. Once you have completed your list, then analyze what you have learned about yourself in the course of doing the assignment( two pages). I will grade this on level of details and depth of analysis.

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