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Getting that Setting: Yamaguchi

Getting that Setting: Yamaguchi. Adi Chowdhury Gunmay Handa Jeremy Man Nadia Vazquez. Describe the settings used in the book, making sure to consider time period.

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Getting that Setting: Yamaguchi

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  1. Getting that Setting: Yamaguchi Adi Chowdhury Gunmay Handa Jeremy Man Nadia Vazquez

  2. Describe the settings used in the book, making sure to consider time period. • “The village of Yamaguchi stood in a clearing on the gradual slope of the mountain, hidden away by tall pine trees. Small wooden houses sat in a cluster like any other village.”(Page 24) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Traditional_Japanese_village_Shirakawa-go.JPG

  3. Describe the settings used in the book, making sure to consider time period. (cont’d) • “On the rugged, sloping earth, Sachi had created mountains from arranged rocks, surrounded by gravel and elongated stones flowing down like a rocky stream leading to a lake or the sea. The flat surface of water was formed by smooth round pebbles, raked in straight and encircling lines to suggest whirlpools and waves.” (Page 40) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Kyoto-Ryoan-Ji_MG_4512.jpg

  4. Importance of Settings • “Yamaguchi is also called the Village of Lepers, when some of those who had the disease were no longer wanted by others in town, they took what few belongings they had and went into the mountains, hoping to die peacefully. Away from the cruelties of health.” (page 23) http://photographyblogger.net/17-peaceful-pictures-of-japanese-rock-gardens/

  5. Symbolism of Settings “Lepers from all over Japan came to Yamaguchi, simply hoping to be accepted, to be swallowed by the mountain.” (page 24) “Even though the japanese government has acknowledged their situation and would gladly move them to better facilities. Good or bad, Yamaguchi has been their home.” (page 25) http://ojisanjake.blogspot.com/2009/12/view-from-hemp-mountain.html

  6. How does Yamaguchi reveal information about the character and/or connect to the conflict/s? • “When we were young, Sachi cared a great deal for Kenzo, but the disease changed everything. After she left for Yamaguchi, she would no longer see him.” - Matsu (Page 49) • “Go back!” ”I paused for a moment not knowing what to do. Matsu had already left a veil of dust behind him. Without thinking, I followed him up the road, moving as fast as my legs and lungs would allow me.” - Stephen (Page 120) http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/128592990-japan-honshu-yamaguchi-near-hagi-typical-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=hEXMSF5z9cc244arvjySPbuDyXUJxqt%2FyIQKzMsrPRc%3D

  7. How does Yamaguchi connect to the atmosphere/mood of the story? • “I thought of how difficult it must be, to be so far from help in case of emergencies. there was no Red Cross to turn to, no volunteers like Pie to help out, no family” (Page 123) • “Only with closer scrutiny did I begin to see that the houses were painstakingly pieced together with mismatched scraps of wood. And while some villagers had their head and hands bandaged, others freely displayed their raw scabs and open wounds. I felt a strange curiosity, rather than fear.” (Page 24) http://www.nahb.org/assets/images/hpf_0105_f01.jpg

  8. How is each of these settings possibly symbolic in the story? “I imagined that Matsu was keeping a mental list of everything he needed to buy and bring back to Yamaguchi.” pg 153 http://japan.apike.ca/japan_yamaguchi_prefecture.html https://www.google.com/search?q=Yamaguchi&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=677&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=E1ZFVLDJOIW8iAKL7oHYDg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=yamaguchi%20city&revid=622552845&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=N3Ef6bgda_r6fM%253A%3BOVkRyiCl4pjrrM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffilm-yg.com%252Fenglish%252Fpht%252F003.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffilm-yg.com%252Fenglish%252Fpht.php%253Fnb%253D3%3B620%3B415 “I’ve stayed in Yamaguchi from that day on. Matsu began to live between the two worlds returning to Tarumi to work and sleep and buy the much-needed supplies and building materials for Yamaguchi.” pg 142

  9. How does each of the settings connect to the atmosphere/mood of the story? “Here in Yamaguchi I learned that beauty exists where you least expect to find it.” pg 148 “Bringing me first to Yamaguchi then building me a house and finally, creating this garden for me to tend.” pg 148 http://yamaguchi-city.jp/w/en/

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