Japanese Weddings
The story "The Jay" involves the announcement of an arranged marriage. Navigate this site to learn if arranged marriages continue to be a part of the Japanese way of life. Go to Japanese Wedding to read a history of the traditional wedding ceremony. Imagine that you are assisting a family that is planning a traditional Japanese wedding. Create a program that will be handed out to guests as they arrive for the ceremony.

Transformation of Modern Japanese Families
Read about contemporary Japanese teenagers at this site. How are modern Japanese people different from the traditional people described in "The Jay"? Do you think the theme of the story could be expressed if the setting were changed to present day and the characters had contemporary values and interests? Explain your answers in the Web Links Activity Log.