ivid ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁l ively , ▁free ▁woman ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁wait ▁for ▁others ▁to ▁decide ▁who ▁she ▁could ▁love . ▁She ▁possessed ▁an ▁independent ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁sought ▁out ▁love ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁time ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁terms , ▁rather ▁than ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁her . ▁Y os ano ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁her ▁female ▁subject ▁by ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁bre asts , ▁skin , ▁lips , ▁shoulders , ▁and ▁black ▁hair . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁woman ▁inhab its ▁an ▁un con vention ally ▁self - center ed ▁world , ▁and ▁is ▁first ▁encountered ▁comb ing ▁her ▁long , ▁lux ur ious ▁black ▁hair , ▁wel coming ▁the ▁morning ▁with ▁triumph ant ▁passion . ▁ ▁S ono ▁ko ▁hat achi ▁k ush i ▁ni ▁nag ar uru ▁k uro k ami ▁no ▁og ori ▁no ▁har u ▁no ▁u ts uk ush iki ▁k ana ▁That ▁child ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁a ▁comb ▁in ▁the ▁waves ▁of ▁her ▁black ▁hair , ▁takes ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁her ▁spring . ▁ ▁This ▁hair ▁later ▁on ▁becomes ▁tang led ▁with ▁sin , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁now ▁an gu ished ▁woman ▁wand ers ▁like ▁a ▁lost ▁l amb . ▁She ▁turns ▁to ▁the ▁s ut ras ▁and ▁Bud d ha ▁for ▁re dem ption , ▁but ▁eventually , ▁tang led ▁hair ▁and ▁all , ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁onto ▁her ▁love ▁without ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁religion . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁and ▁Symbol ism