Kamikaze Flashcards

Quotes

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“Her father embarked at sunrise with a flask of water, a samurai sword”

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Items with cultural significance convey his patriotism.

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“but half way there, she thought, recounting it later to her children”

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His own daughter never listened to his explanation. His legacy now was a failure.

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“enough fuel for a one-way journey into history”

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Death was imminent but left behind a great legacy.

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“dark shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun”

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Reminder of the samurai sword and its power over life or death.

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“the loose silver of whitebait and once a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous”

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Metaphor represents the depth, diversity and power of the ocean.

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“And sometimes, she said, he must have wondered which had been the better way to die.”

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He regrets turning back as he did not return to what he left. He lived an ignominious life.

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“on a green blue translucent sea”

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He was reminded of the beauty of nature and saw an image of heaven.

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