A Place of the Heart Gardens are known for bringing beauty and color into people’s life and on many occasions they hold secrets to the creator's life. People plant their gardens to express themselves in a different way other than just words.The garden’s design or plants use can relate to certain aspects in a character's life. In the novel Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama, the author metaphorically compares the two very different gardens of Matsu and Sachi to show how they overcome their life challenges and how they both use their gardens as a place of therapy. Matsu’s exquisite garden was a place where his garden reflects how he got over his challenges in life but also gives him therapy when he is in need of comfort. Matsu has gone through many traumatic problems in his life and never had many people to
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In Matsu's garden there was a bridge he built to represent his ups and downs in life, and “When you reach the top of the bridge, you can see your way to paradise” (58). His bridge show how Matsu always builds a path over his problems, so he can continue on to his future where happiness will be found. Mastu has always been a very reserved man and was not usually found in social surroundings. Because of his humble personality, his garden shows how when in situations he uses his quietness to stay out of the spotlight and silently thinks about how he should solve it. Matsu’s flowers are so delicate and placed so precisely, it's almost like the garden “whispers at you, never shouts” (31). The garden speaks just the same as Matsu would when he is in a situation, and just like the flowers, Matsu causes no harm to people; he simply brings his humble presence to the situations and shares his idea without so much as a raised voice. The garden also is Matsu’s place of therapy. He has never had many friends so ever since he was a young boy, he would go relax in his garden. Although it is sometimes hard to go through life solo, unlike people, Matsu’s garden is
In Matsu's garden there was a bridge he built to represent his ups and downs in life, and “When you reach the top of the bridge, you can see your way to paradise” (58). His bridge show how Matsu always builds a path over his problems, so he can continue on to his future where happiness will be found. Mastu has always been a very reserved man and was not usually found in social surroundings. Because of his humble personality, his garden shows how when in situations he uses his quietness to stay out of the spotlight and silently thinks about how he should solve it. Matsu’s flowers are so delicate and placed so precisely, it's almost like the garden “whispers at you, never shouts” (31). The garden speaks just the same as Matsu would when he is in a situation, and just like the flowers, Matsu causes no harm to people; he simply brings his humble presence to the situations and shares his idea without so much as a raised voice. The garden also is Matsu’s place of therapy. He has never had many friends so ever since he was a young boy, he would go relax in his garden. Although it is sometimes hard to go through life solo, unlike people, Matsu’s garden is