Rashomon Essay Question
Answer the entire question, discussing each of these points.
Define “the Rashomon effect” and its significance for both epistemology and moral dialogue.
Explain the metaphor of “falling into a dark hell.” Contrast it to Weston’s idea of “the expanding circle” and “ethics of caring.”
In what ways does "Rashomon" parallel Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." How does the woodcutter represent a retelling of the "Heroic Journey" myth?
In what ways do the priest and the vagabond represent morally/emotional incomplete personalities, and the same elements at war within the woodcutter?
Although the woodcutter is fallible and flawed - just like the other characters - does the woodcutter present a way out of the moral predicament without having solved the problem of truth?
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