SHINJI Flashcards
HARDWORKING-
‘Skin can be
‘Skin can be burned no darker by the sun’
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Symbolism of his connection with the natural world and how he is always outside. The adjective phrase shows how his constant interaction with nature and work outside has shaped his physicality and character.
HARDWORKING-
‘Lips were cracked
‘Lips were cracked and chapped’ ‘He was tall and well-built beyond his years’ (p.6)
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His lips being crakced (adjective) and chapped suggests that Shinji is always out in the Sun, (harsh condidtiins especially on an island) so he is hardworking, he does not mantain himself.
HARDWORKING-
He could swim the circumference
He could swim the circumference of Uta-jima as many as five times without stopping.
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provides a vivid description of the swimming ability of Shinji. He is hardworking and determined , and physically fit. he is also disiplined as swimming around Uta-Jima for that long would require a significant amount of endurance. This also highlights the significance of the ocean in the Novel, which is a key theme in the novel due to Shinji’s connection with nature and the setting of Uta Jima..
CONNECTION TO NATURE/ TRADITIONS-
Shinji thought cocoa
Shinji thought cocoa was “foreign bean soup
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Highlights the insular nature of Uta Jima, as well as how the villagers of Uta-Jima are not exposed to different cultures and foods.
CONNEVTION TO NATURE/ TRADITIONS
Only the sea would be
Only the sea would be kind enough to answer his wordless conversation’
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the phrase ‘wordless conco’
Highlights his level of intamacy and connection to the sea which goes beyond words. inssinuates the sea is a place of solace for shinji. Shinji’s inability to articulate his feelings and thoughts is a recurring struggle throughout the story, and the sea becomes a symbol of his desire for a deeper, more meaningful connection with the world around him.
CONNECTION TO NATURE/ TRADITIONS
It was this little island
It was this little island that protected their happiness and brought love to this fulfilment…’
Shinji is ruminating on his happiness and the felicitous fate of himself and Hatsue while they gaze out across the sea in the lighthouse.
INNOCENCE/ PURITY
It’s like seaweed,”
It’s like seaweed,” Shinji thought
brief but powerful example of how Shinji’s thoughts and observations are often connected to the natural world.
suggests that Shinji’s thoughts and emotions are deeply intertwined with the natural world around him. hHighlights how wholesome and pur their relationship is
INNOCENCE/ PURITY
So the two of them simply stood there, startled, like animals that come suddenly face to face in the forest, looking into each other’s eyes,
dreams
Shinji did not especially
Shinji did not especially burn with impossible dreams
connection to nature
The boy felt a
The boy felt a consummate accord between himself and this opulence of nature that surrounded him.
connection to nature
The boy felt a
The boy felt a consummate accord between himself and this opulence of nature that surrounded him.
He
He inhaled deeply
connection to nature
The sea – it only brings the good and right things that the island needs
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