![]() Her jealous streak does continue, however, especially when she learns of the Akashi Lady and Genji's daughter with her. She remains his favorite lover through the end of the novel and she appears to feel genuine affection for him. Despite this sense of betrayal, Murasaki does seem to recognize that her wellbeing depends on keeping Genji happy. He's perplexed and intrigued when she feels betrayed-she trusted him to act as her father and had no idea that he wanted a sexual relationship with her. Several years later when Aoi dies, Genji observes his time of grieving and then “makes Murasaki a wife,” eating the customary wedding sweets with her and raping her. Before too long, she begins to get jealous when he spends time elsewhere. He teaches her to write and to play music and spends as much time as he can with her. She soon adjusts and becomes very close to Genji. Murasaki initially finds Genji handsome and interesting, though she's scared and wary when he kidnaps her and takes her to the palace. ![]() As a child, Murasaki is described as being very immature for her age her caregivers, the nun and her nurse, Shōnagon, believe that she's especially vulnerable after losing her mother. ![]() Because she looks so much like Fujitsubo, Genji falls immediately in love with her when he first meets her at age ten, and he decides he must raise her to be his perfect lover. ![]()
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