4. What are the five common themes in Shusaku Endo's works which have been identified by critics? Select three of these themes, and give examples of how a given theme

applies in the story of at least one of the characters from the novel. What spiritual issues are these characters confronting? How do they resolve the irrespective issues? How are these resolutions similar and different from each other? What do the lives of the characters in Deep River--be specific-imply about whether there could be a universal ethic which could be shared across the religious traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity?