Motif
Hostile stepmother after remarriage
hostile_stepmother_after_remarriage
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 3290-3387 confidence: high
After a year of mourning, the father marries again; the daughter comes under a stepmother’s authority and resolves to be filial and dutiful.
After the father remarries, the stepmother gains authority and later treats the girl unkindly while trying to come between father and child.
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