Samurais Garden Themes Gardens What qualities do gardens

Samurai’s Garden Themes

Gardens �What qualities do gardens require to flourish? �Care, Tenderness, Nurturing, and Love �Humans = Gardens? �Matsu’s relationships run parallel with his gardens � Storm ruins his garden…friendship with Kenzo is ruined �“I remember a time when you told me working in my garden would give me back my life. ” (56) �Beauty exists everywhere…even in unlikely places! �Sachi’s appearance and dry garden �Amidst the war in China, Stephen finds love and care in Tarumi

Samurai �Who is the Samurai in the novel? �Boshido code �Honor �Courage �Matsu? �Protects Sachi and is the hero of Yamaguchi �Teaches Stephen honor and courage �Disgraces himself with Kenzo �Stephen? �Stands up to his father �Is selfless when it comes to Yamaguchi and Sachi �Understands and supports family/Keiko

Leprosy and War �How are they similar? �Destruction �Separates loved ones �Pain �Casualties �Possible reasons Tsukiyama uses these metaphors? �Connection between Sachi and Stephen � Loneliness, Illness, and Beauty �Solidify Matsu as the “Samurai” of the story � He mediates the war to Stephen and leprosy to Sachi �Explain how war is the new leprosy � Stephen is now afflicted with the disease of war