The Interconnection Between Actions and Behavior Beauty is created with behavior, attitude, and actions that sum up who a person is. This is one of the life lessons focused on in The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama, a story of a young man named Stephen with the lung disease tuberculosis. He goes from China to his summer home in Tarumi, Japan to recuperate due to hong Kong’s polluted air. Set on the eve of World War II, the novel focuses on the relationships that Stephen forged with his home caretaker Matsu, a woman who has been suffering with leprosy for many years and resides in the nearby town of Yamaguchi, and a young japanese girl around Stephen’s age. The characters in Tarumi and Yamaguchi of The Samurai's Garden affect each other
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Throughout The Samurai's Garden, Stephen encounters various life obstacles, both to himself and to others around him. Amidst this, Stephen interferes somehow with the life problems of others. There are many instances of this occurring, primarily when Stephen inquires about Matsu and Sachi’s past. His actions affect both of them since both Sachi and Matsu remember what it is like to have a close person care for them, other than each other. Shorty after Sachi, Matsu, and Kenzo engage in a verbal quarrel, Stephen visits Sachi to see how she is doing. While there, it takes him significant effort to keep Sachi from losing all of her self-respect. He openly defines what person he wants to be towards Sachi, that his words and actions and the person he is will change how Sach feels about herself and her own place in between other. Stephen´s hands “moved up and slipped under her scarf, resting on the white, puckered scars.” (Tsukiyama 75). The bold move that Stephen made evaluates how he had interfered and intruded into Sachi’s life and mind, conversely at the same time, the fact that he is willing to not shy away from Sachi is distinguished. Initially, this movement promotes Sachi to react, since nobody had taken that step towards her, but she is shyly flattered as the feeling itself is liberating to …show more content…
Alongside the entire duration of The Samurai's Garden, Stephen does not put himself directly first while at Yamaguchi. Even when he clearly should be allowed to act selfish, he does not. Adding to this, even during the time Stephen is the slightest bit indirectly selfish, he immediately acknowledges this part of him and changes it for the better, which announces the manner in which he is, a dynamic character. To visualize this interaction, An example of this character trait in Stephen is right after Keiko arrives to tell Stephen that they can no longer see each other anymore. When Keiko informs Stephen of their break up and her brother’s death, Stephen is nothing but understanding. He thinks, “I couldn’t imagine what it must mean for her family to lose their only son” (Tsukiyama 188). Instead of first being devastated by their break up and inquiring Keiko on why and being upset, he comforts her on her brother's death. This directs that Stephen knowing that she is going through a tough time. Similarly, This also illustrates how Stephen puts others before himself and that in turn affects what people think of him and what their current state is. To illustrate a representation, if Stephen were to be mad at Keiko for their break up instead of being kind and understanding, keeping his
Throughout The Samurai's Garden, Stephen encounters various life obstacles, both to himself and to others around him. Amidst this, Stephen interferes somehow with the life problems of others. There are many instances of this occurring, primarily when Stephen inquires about Matsu and Sachi’s past. His actions affect both of them since both Sachi and Matsu remember what it is like to have a close person care for them, other than each other. Shorty after Sachi, Matsu, and Kenzo engage in a verbal quarrel, Stephen visits Sachi to see how she is doing. While there, it takes him significant effort to keep Sachi from losing all of her self-respect. He openly defines what person he wants to be towards Sachi, that his words and actions and the person he is will change how Sach feels about herself and her own place in between other. Stephen´s hands “moved up and slipped under her scarf, resting on the white, puckered scars.” (Tsukiyama 75). The bold move that Stephen made evaluates how he had interfered and intruded into Sachi’s life and mind, conversely at the same time, the fact that he is willing to not shy away from Sachi is distinguished. Initially, this movement promotes Sachi to react, since nobody had taken that step towards her, but she is shyly flattered as the feeling itself is liberating to …show more content…
Alongside the entire duration of The Samurai's Garden, Stephen does not put himself directly first while at Yamaguchi. Even when he clearly should be allowed to act selfish, he does not. Adding to this, even during the time Stephen is the slightest bit indirectly selfish, he immediately acknowledges this part of him and changes it for the better, which announces the manner in which he is, a dynamic character. To visualize this interaction, An example of this character trait in Stephen is right after Keiko arrives to tell Stephen that they can no longer see each other anymore. When Keiko informs Stephen of their break up and her brother’s death, Stephen is nothing but understanding. He thinks, “I couldn’t imagine what it must mean for her family to lose their only son” (Tsukiyama 188). Instead of first being devastated by their break up and inquiring Keiko on why and being upset, he comforts her on her brother's death. This directs that Stephen knowing that she is going through a tough time. Similarly, This also illustrates how Stephen puts others before himself and that in turn affects what people think of him and what their current state is. To illustrate a representation, if Stephen were to be mad at Keiko for their break up instead of being kind and understanding, keeping his