During the year of 1841, a young boy’s life changes forever after one small change in the weather. The Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus is a wonderful novel, because it has an amazing setting and characters, suspenseful events, and is during a big time in American history. The story is about a teenage boy named Manjiro who lives in Japan, and is with four other fishermen on a boat doing their normal, everyday job. After a large sea storm, Manjiro and the four other fishermen get stranded on an island and have to figure out how to survive with the lack of resources. An American boat soon appears and Manjiro and the four other fishermen sail to America. Once Manjiro reaches America, he gradually shifts into an ordinary American boy, losing his culture and tradition, but all along he secretly wishes to come back to his hometown to become a strong and valiant samurai.
The Heart of a Samurai is a historical novel, because of its time period during the Gold Rush in San Francisco. People from all different places came to strike rich. There are many characters throughout this story that show a role in Manjiro’s journey. The main character is Manjiro who is a teenage Japanese boy. He tries to adjust to the American lifestyle. When Manjiro gets stranded on the island, and the American …show more content…
The main event that caused change in Manjiro’s life was the large sea storm. Manjiro gets stranded on an island and has to learn how to survive off his own knowledge in these skills. This does not stop him from preserving and having the will to move through life. Yet, Manjiro could not prepare himself for whatever would come next. It all started when he reached America. Manjiro had to figure out how to restart in completely new world. During this time in his journey, Manjiro also faces many challenges and figures out a way to move forward, and continues his path of
The Heart of a Samurai is a historical novel, because of its time period during the Gold Rush in San Francisco. People from all different places came to strike rich. There are many characters throughout this story that show a role in Manjiro’s journey. The main character is Manjiro who is a teenage Japanese boy. He tries to adjust to the American lifestyle. When Manjiro gets stranded on the island, and the American …show more content…
The main event that caused change in Manjiro’s life was the large sea storm. Manjiro gets stranded on an island and has to learn how to survive off his own knowledge in these skills. This does not stop him from preserving and having the will to move through life. Yet, Manjiro could not prepare himself for whatever would come next. It all started when he reached America. Manjiro had to figure out how to restart in completely new world. During this time in his journey, Manjiro also faces many challenges and figures out a way to move forward, and continues his path of