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Ansser Sadiq August 20, 2006 AP English Period 3 Despite a distance of some thousand miles between the island of Japan and the strip of land better known as Pakistan, not to mention the gap of countless years in history, it is impossible not to notice the striking similarities between the two cultures. 19th Century Japanese society and 21st century Pakistani society have a great deal more in common than first meets the eye. An emphasize upon complete obedience towards a feudal lord, rigid marriage restrictions based upon family name and social class, not to mention an extremely demeaning attitude towards women and their place in society. The gap of two hundred years seems to disintegrate when we compare ancient Japanese society with modern day Pakistan, and maybe that is the greatest tragedy of the situation. Of all the social situations presented to us through the short story, "Green Willow, the...

