Jeremy Lee Ms. Masuda Lit/Writ 5 November 26‚ 2013 The Garden Samurai In the book‚ The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama‚ Stephen‚ who has a disease called tuberculosis‚ goes to Tarumi‚ Japan away from his family to recover. In Tarumi‚ Stephen meets Matsu‚ who takes care of Stephen for the rest of the novel. Stephen begins to learn about Matsu’s past‚ and comes to find out that it is scarred with many memories of his sister’s death‚ the death of his closest friend‚ Kenzo‚ and his
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hardships of personal loneliness‚ but it also shines a warm and blinding light on some of the amazing (and in fact super-human) traits that we sometimes must summon to overcome such sorrows. The three main characters of the story‚ young Stephan‚ solemn Matsu‚ and fragile Sachi‚ all seem to bring their own unique strengths to the fore in order to achieve happiness in their own lives while doing their best to bring the same to each other. Through all the incredible ways that they each have found to enjoy
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comparing and contrasting‚ however I’ve decided to analyze Matsu‚ and Stephen relationship. The base of Matsu and Stephen relationship sort of reminds me of a George and Lennie relationship from the “Of Mice and Men Tale”‚ in which George carries around Lennie like a helpless pet by caring for him‚ guiding him through life‚ and bailing him out of the sticky situations he gets himself in. George is to Lennie as Matsu is to Stephen. Matsu is Stephen caretaker in Tarumi( “I leaned back uneasily
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Garden by Gail Tsukiyama. In the novel‚ Stephen is a young man who is diagnosed with tuberculosis and leaves his home in Hong Kong to go to his deceased grandfather’s beach house in Tarumi‚ Japan. His only company is the servant of the household named Matsu who at first does not open up to Stephen but later becomes his friend. Stephen’s life in Japan
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them. The characters in The Samurai’s Garden faced extreme challenges with sickness and discrimination. Matsu‚ who worked hard throughout his life serving other people‚ found solace and purpose in his garden. Tirelessly‚ he planted and cared for various plants and landscape features. His garden provided a means for him to express his creativity and true nature. Described as a quite individual‚ Matsu kept mostly to himself and his thoughts. He experienced a different perspective of disease from his friends
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"Just watch my clone‚ Naru." Raiden whispered as his clone started to change. Naruto’s eyes widen as he watched Raiden’s clone emit a powerful blast of green chakra. He watched as the green chakra engulfed the clone’s body and it grew in size. Slowly‚ the clone changed forms it no longer looked it Raiden; no‚ it definitely didn’t look like Raiden. The man in front of him had beautiful golden amber eyes and stunning platinum silver hair with black highlights. His hair was just as messy as Raiden’s
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Underlying Beauty Beauty deceives. Those who look the most beautiful end up acting shallow and judgmental‚ but people who appear unattractive at first glance turn out to show the greatest beauty. People cannot always define comeliness as a well-proportioned face‚ long‚ silky hair‚ or a slender body; it can come in the form of hard work‚ emotional strength‚ humor‚ or intelligence. The Samurai’s Garden‚ written by Gail Tsukiyama‚ features a theme of finding underlying beauty and splendor in people
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different ways‚ it either builds them up or tears them down. Beauty is seen through many different aspects in The Samurai’s Garden‚ it just depends on the eyes of the beholder. People see beauty in different ways for different reasons. For example‚ Matsu found beauty in nature‚ Stephen found beauty in simplicity‚ Tomoko found beauty in youth‚ and Sachi found beauty in life. However‚ there is more to life than being beautiful‚ as shown in The Samurai’s Garden. In The Samurai’s Garden‚ Gail Tsukiyama
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Oku No Hosomichi (1694) Basho‚ Matsuo Fallen sick on a journey‚ In dreams I run wildly Over a withered moor. An old pond! A frog jumps in- The sound of water. The first soft snow! Enough to bend the leaves Of the jonquil low. In the cicada’s cry No sign can foretell How soon it must die. No one travels Along this way but I‚ This autumn evening. In all the rains of May there is one thing not hidden - the bridge at Seta Bay. The years first day thoughts and loneliness;
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Abstract: After brief reviews of the theoretical issues relating to place and ecomuseological processes this paper traces the changing relationships between people and place in Taiwan. Recent research carried out by the authors with local communities on Matsu (a group of Taiwanese islands off the coast of mainland China)‚ and case study material collected from local cultural workshops in southern Taiwan provides a focus for the discussion. Both sets of data demonstrate the growing awareness of heritage
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