Mieko's will is not only satisfied by Yasuko, but Ibuki, one of Yasuko's male admirers, as well, who is used as a pond to carry out an even more malignant plan evoked by Mieko's spirit. In which, he impregnates her mentally-retarded daughter only so Yasuko could have the closest thing to an heir that her deceased husband Akio, could not give her. It is also, evident that this heir kept Yasuko within the family she was once trying to abandon. It was never forced upon anyone to fulfill Mieko's wishes, yet all of her ponds played out just as if the "Rokujo Lady- herself was using her spirit against them. Mieko, who knows the downtrodden place of women in Japan, is a key role model for women to stand up and take their place in society. It seems as if the "central theme for her work is the desolation of being a Japanese women, and their revenge against men and society."" " A woman's love is quick to turn into passion for revenge - an obsession that becomes an endless river of blood, flowing on from generation to generation."" Such a harsh theme for a female is fairly unknown in the Japanese world, for Mieko to mimic such strength and cold-heartedness demonstrates a turn in the idealistic personification of Japanese women.
Yasuko, the daughter-in-law and muse of Mieko, is the key pond in the novel. She exemplifies the unruly nature of a woman, who by any means will accomplish their goals. Although she still exhibits many archaic Japanese traits, she is more of a modern woman in action. Japanese morals shun adultery by women, but accept it in men. Yasuko, disregards the morality of her actions, and what society may think, and still engages in an affair with Ibuki. Not only that but while playing with Ibuki, she amuses herself with his friend Mikame. Such profound polygamy is rarely represented by women in Japan, and "can be said to be in the form of a subtle sarcasm on the patriarchal society and the liberalization theory put forward by feminists- Yasuko also displays how powerful women can be, by using her beauty as a key tool in swaying Ibuki and Mikame to obeying her will.
