He discusses the qualities of an ideal woman with his friends on a rainy night in a chapter named after "the broom tree.
This character compares the cast-off shell of a cicada to the robe which a woman leaves behind when she flees his romantic pursuits. During a violent storm, he has a dream in which a spirit tells him to return home from his self-imposed exile. He discusses the qualities of an ideal woman with his friends on a rainy night in a chapter named after "the broom tree." This character has a son from an affair with his stepmother, whom he is attracted to because she resembles his dead mother. His death is implied in a blank chapter called "Vanished into the Clouds." This character, who is nicknamed "shining" because of his handsomeness, marries the Third Princess and Lady Aoi. For 10 points, name this protagonist of a Heian-era novel by Lady Murasaki.
This character compares the cast-off shell of a cicada to the robe which a woman leaves behind when she flees his romantic pursuits.
Hikaru Genji