The stories within the film Ugetsu and Akinari’s “Bewitched” are very similar because they both share a similar storyline of a man falling in love with a mysterious Woman who turns out to be the devil/ghost. This story seems to be enchanting because the stories resonates with people’s desire to have beautiful things and live an easy life. The girls represent this because of their extreme wealth and beauty that is generally seen as unattainable to the men in the movie and short story.  When finally obtaining her the man seem to be living in a dream until they realize that the girl is actually the devil/ghost attaching themselves to them. This shows us that not everything that’s appealing to the eye is good for the soul. As well, that the men should be content with the simple lives they live instead of desiring a fantasy life. Relatable to the real world because in life people focus on beauty and things they don’t have, when they should be focusing on living a simple life and being content.

-Julienne Guzman