The image chosen corresponds with “Bewitched,” as this is a story of a serpent devil who took the form of a young, beautiful woman and seduced a handsome young man, Toyo-o, into falling in love and marrying the devil. Manago is the serpent, who has the ability to control people through charm and seduction in the form of a beautiful woman. Toyo-o becomes attached to Manago through her illusions and allures, which turns into trouble for Toyo-o, with the authorities and his family both.
This image shows the devil whispering into the young woman’s ear and it appears as If the devil is entering her body in one way or another and is going to influence these behaviors. This corresponds to the story, as the serpent devil, known as Manago, took over the body of Tomiko, who married Toyo-o. Tomiko and Toyo-o had gotten married in order to avoid the serpent Manago, but it failed. “Though her appearance was different, her words were spoken precisely as Manago, the devil, would have spoken them. It was her voice!” This quotation shows how Toyo-o was not able to escape Manago at first, but she kept coming after him. This image depicts the control that the devil can have over a specific person, just as Manago had over Tomiko.
Sanjog- I like the picture you chose and the correlation it has to the story. Like you point out, the devil has a way of influencing evil behaviors, which it did throughout “Bewitched”. By taking on the form of a woman, Manago used deceit and evil to try and trick Toyo-o into marriage. The devil was very persistent within the story and continued to try to trick Toyo-o to be cast under it’s spell.
Sanjog,
What an interesting image! “Bewitched” doesn’t tell us how the demon managed to take over the body of Tomiko; certainly the image encourages us to imagine the devil whispering in her ear. What’s even more important here is this image of the devil or demon as a seductor, who gains power not through aggression but through seduction. This is certainly what we see in “Bewitched” in the relationship between Manago and Toyo-o.
JS
The picture you chose is a very accurate representation of an individual taken over by an unholy being. The example of Tomiko that you have provided is a great addition to the attached image –Akanari’s “Bewitched” depicts the character Manago as possessive and dominating.
YW