Sierra Baldozier
Jan. 25, 2016
Gillis
Samurai’s Garden Essay
Society’s View
Dress to impress. This phrase implies that the way one looks and dresses ultimately determines what people think of that person the first time they meet. It implies that a person’s appearance determines how people think of them, not their personality or their gestures. In the book The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama, many characters recieve judgement from their peers; many times for circumstances beyond their control. Society takes hold on many of the characters causing them to focus on the way others view them and causes them to lose sight of themselves and give into society’s expectations.
In the book, Matsu’s sister struggles with accepting herself after discovering leprosy on her own body because the Japanese culture did not accept her illness. She views her beauty and public image as the most important aspect of herself. “Tomoko had a spark which seemed to ignite everything she touched” (Tsukiyama 132). Tomoko’s personality lit up everyone and everything around her. She walked through the village with a carefree spirit. To the people around her they saw a beautiful, …show more content…
Sachi discovers her rash after Tomoko took her life. She denied the fact that she had the disease because her life was beginning to fall into place. She planned to marry Kenzo and already bought her wedding kimono. She did not speak face to face with her husband-to-be until years later after she told him of the disease. “I will never forget the look in his eyes when he realized it wasn’t a joke-a look of both fear and betrayal. He quickly dropped my hands and without a word, backed away from me and walked out” (Tsukiyama 136). The disease ruined what she planned for her future. Sachi and the others in the village faced discrimination and fear. The disease not only ruined her life but made her family’s life
Jan. 25, 2016
Gillis
Samurai’s Garden Essay
Society’s View
Dress to impress. This phrase implies that the way one looks and dresses ultimately determines what people think of that person the first time they meet. It implies that a person’s appearance determines how people think of them, not their personality or their gestures. In the book The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama, many characters recieve judgement from their peers; many times for circumstances beyond their control. Society takes hold on many of the characters causing them to focus on the way others view them and causes them to lose sight of themselves and give into society’s expectations.
In the book, Matsu’s sister struggles with accepting herself after discovering leprosy on her own body because the Japanese culture did not accept her illness. She views her beauty and public image as the most important aspect of herself. “Tomoko had a spark which seemed to ignite everything she touched” (Tsukiyama 132). Tomoko’s personality lit up everyone and everything around her. She walked through the village with a carefree spirit. To the people around her they saw a beautiful, …show more content…
Sachi discovers her rash after Tomoko took her life. She denied the fact that she had the disease because her life was beginning to fall into place. She planned to marry Kenzo and already bought her wedding kimono. She did not speak face to face with her husband-to-be until years later after she told him of the disease. “I will never forget the look in his eyes when he realized it wasn’t a joke-a look of both fear and betrayal. He quickly dropped my hands and without a word, backed away from me and walked out” (Tsukiyama 136). The disease ruined what she planned for her future. Sachi and the others in the village faced discrimination and fear. The disease not only ruined her life but made her family’s life