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This chapter starts off with Taro talking to the old Lord Akiyama about his son. After rudely turned away from seeing Lord Takeda, Taro leaves and begins to wander around the town. There, he encounters the ninja once again. Taro learns that the ninja is on a mission to deliver a message from Lord Takeda to the governor of Iwamura Castle. Later, Taro finds Lord Akiyama and discusses the ninja with him. Taro then decides to journey to Iwamura and deliver a letter from Lord Akiyama. On his way, he visits the charcoal burner's hut. The old charcoal burner tells Taro that the Iwamura Castle has fallen.

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Pg. 234, "The story of a man's life ends. . . ."

What?!?! This is supposed to be a war-adventure story!! Not a romance!! (I just hope there is another book because this can't be how it ends)

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Pg. 184, "I could write a letter - or better - a poem and send it to her. . . ."

This quote stood out to me because I think that it's really cool that a member of the warrior class of Japan is taking time to write a letter or poem to the girl he likes. (I wish that's how it is today. . . .)

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Topic - Acceptance

Harutomo growing up had to work with a job he didn't like and had to learn and accept what he was and have patience until he became a samurai.

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The last and final chapter of the book "The Samurai's Tale". The chapter opens with Harutomo just leaving the burners hut. Harutomo did not for his disguise as a bigger cut his hair, which symbolized that he is a Samurai. On his way to Oda Nobutada's head quarters a shop owner buys his heavy load of charcoal which is his main disguise. When he continues on his way he spots lord Akiyams body hanging on an upside down cross, while staring a man walks up and says that Akiyama did not have to suffer long and that he was aloud o kill him as soon as he was put on the cross the man then goes on to say that lord Akiyama's wife's head is in a different pile. Once the man leaves Harutomo quickly bows down to Akiyama and prays that he would have peace. When Harutomo had left and arrived in a crowd of people he heard Yoichi say "Master" Yoichi beckoned and Harutoimo followed and finds Aki-hime and practically they live happily ever after.

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The opening of this chapter describes Harutomo's departure from Iwamura Castle. Harutomo heard voices as he was leaving, so he ducked so they would think the noise he had made was just a horse. When he arrived at Iida Castle, he was with food and shelter. Harutomo had a message for the son of Lord Akiyama's father. The letter spread until everyone present in the room comprehended it.

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Topic: Determination & Perseverance

Theme: Through constant determination and perseverance in every aspect of life, one will always reach there goal of life. It's depends on the work ethic and the mindset.

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Topic: Self growth

Theme: No one is at the top when they begin, but with the right mindset you may succeed.

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"It was like a whole army committing seppuku" Pg. 207

I find this quote cool because of how the author really shows you how brutal this battle was, and how they had no chance.

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We begin with Yoshitoki and Harutomo going along for Lord Akiyama's proposal to Lady Toyama. The day before they leave Harutomo gets called in by Lord Zakoji, who doesn't care for listening since he's deaf. Harutomo was called in because Lord Takeda wanted to talk to him about how he killed one of his enemies, afterward Harutomo talks with Lord Zakoji for a while.

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Topic: Loyalty

Theme Sentence: Stay loyal to your master, even to death, and you will be repaid.

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"I never saw him alive again." pg. 216

I thought this quote gives a feeling of foreshadowing that something awful is soon to come, while also telling the reader that Iwamura Castle was taken.

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Topic: Perseverance

Theme: Every single time Harutomo has been faced with a difficult challenge he never gave up and always persevered.

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" Everyone must fight a last battle before he dies."

Pg. 214

This quote shows me that one must live in honor and die in honor.

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Theme: Hard-work

Theme Sentence: Hard-work almost always pays off.

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Topic: Tenacity

Theme: The dreams accomplished are based on the achievers tenacity.

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Topic: Persistence

Theme Sentence: Persist through your challenges and struggles instead of giving up.

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Topic: Peace

Theme: (when living in feudal Japan) You must work for peace

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p 234 "in the raging fire of the world, there is no peace"

True dat.

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Topic: Identity

Theme: Some aspects of our identity can be changed, some can't.

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Topic: Do NOT be bald

"His head must be cold without any hair"

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Topic: Bravery

Theme Sentence: The bravest person is the one with the most fear.

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This chapter starts off with Harutomo planning to leave Iwamura Castle for the task given to him by Lord Akiyama. But his thoughts always return to a certain person who will remain nameless, and Harutomo arranges a meeting with that particular person through his faithful servant, Yoichi. After meeting that specific person at the hour of the ram, Harutomo prepares to leave Iwamura that night and asks for Lord Akiyama for permission. Lord Akiyama approves and hands Harutomo two letters, one for Lord Akiyama's father and the other for Lord Katsuyori. As Lord Akiyama sends Harutomo away, Lord Akiyama says that Harutomo is one of his most trusted retainers. Though Yoichi wanted to accompany him, Harutomo then leaves Iwamura Castle alone covered in soot and clothed in all black.

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This chapter started out by showing how Harutomo left Iwamura Castle. As he left, he heard voices and hid so they would assume the noise he had made had just been a horse. When he reached Iida Castle, he was given food and a place to stay. Harutomo was given a message to deliver to Lord Akiyama's fathers son. The letter was passed around until everyone in the room knew about it.

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pg. 228

"Even the women and the children."

Bit of a Anakin Skywalker moment.

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Topic: Bravery

Theme Sentence: Bravery and persistence in the face of danger will lead you to happiness.

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Topic: Courage

Theme: Having courage to believe in yourself will help you succeed.

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Topic: Change

Theme Sentence: Things will never stay the same, they will change.

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Topic: Persistence

Theme Sentence: If you work hard and persist in your dreams, you will achieve them.

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A watercolor painting of a determined young samurai warrior

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In this chapter, Murakami Harutomo wears a bag of charcoal on his back and pretends to be a charcoal seller. Once someone buys his charcoal from him he thinks about how he walks, and that he should walk more like a peasant. He notices the bodies from the war that look more like grotesque dolls according to him. Then, he looks at the heads of Lord Akiyama's family and notices that Aki-hikme's is not among them. He then follows Yoichi, who brings him to a "dilapidated shack" on the outskirt of the village. Inside he finds Aki-hime and is very happy and chats with her and then the book ends. YAY

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Theme: Determination

Theme Sentence: Dreams can only come true if you try to accomplish them.

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While talking with some other samurai Harutomo learns that during the siege of Iwamura Castle his friend Yoshitoki had been one of the first men to die. Harutomo has many meeting with Lord Akiyama and older samurai since he is in charge of the store house. Lord Akiyama sends Harutomo out to try to negotiate with other samurai and act as if he was a ninja.

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Topic - Determination

Theme - Through hard work and determination you can make your dreams come true.

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It's the rose that I put in the Chapter 28 summary except...

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" 'Everyone?' I clenched my hands so hard I could feel the nails bite into my palms. 'Even the women and children...' 'And.. Lady Akiyama and the women who served her?' 'Dead!' "

Pg. 228

Is Aki-Hime dead? The entire castle has fallen. I'm hoping that in the next chapter Harutomo will find Aki but I haven't read it yet! This quote is so sad. :(

Seriously, I'm tearing up right now. :(

WHY ARE BOOKS ALWAYS SAD??

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Topic: Resilience

Theme: Resilience is a useful trait to have, especially when life gets rough.

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"I felt certain that I would not be lighting any beacons of Hope" This quote shows how little hope Harutomo has in this other leader.

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While Harutomo is waiting for an answer from Lord Katsuyori, he meets the ninja again from chapter 19. The ninja recognizes him and they sit down together. They talk and the ninja tells Harutomo that he had brought a message from Lord Takeda. Harutomo is told that Lord Takeda is willing to give up the castle where his master is. The castle is besieged, and in return for giving up the castle, everyone there would be spared. The ninja then leaves Harutomo to pay for their drinks. Later Harutomo learns that the castle had been given up, but instead of doing what he promised and letting the people go, Lord Oda killed all the people from the castle.

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Topic: Fear

Theme Sentence: When you let fear rule your life, you've nearly given up on yourself.

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P. 189 "So many tigers waiting to pounce on Kai."

I like this quote because it gives an interesting nature aspect to the story.

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"... at the same time wondering if I would ever live to be so old that I would shed all worldly desires." pg. 178

I think that this quote shows really well how Harutomo still wants many things deeply, but at the same time, he understands the wisdom of the other samurai's words.

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"I think she must be a little younger than myself, sixteen summers, I would guess."

Pg. #169

I thought this quote was interesting because they say summer instead of years.

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In Chapter 21, Harutomo is faced with a conflict in an upcoming battle. There is a group of archers who are likely to die because of their position so Harutomo re-positions them on the hilllock to have a better advantage . This allows them to take the first shot towards their enemy. They are able to harm and confuse the soldiers which pushes them into the mounted samurais where it would end for them. From his decision Lord Akiyama gave Harutomo armor.

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While at Iwamura castle the castle is besieged by Lord Oda. Murakami is talking with another young samurai when he learns of the bloodbath his friend fought in. He also learns that his friend died in the fighting as the samurai were extremely out gunned by real guns. Lord Akiyama decides to send him out to get help for the cooped up samurai.

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Murakami can't seem to stop thinking about one of lord Zakoji's daughter, and he learns many things about her. Including, but not limited to; her name, Aki-hime, the fact that she was betrothed to a now dead lord, and the fact that there is indeed no chance of them courting.

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Pg. 205: "Without him[Yoichi] I would have been very lonely, for I could talk to him without fear of being thought foolish, and I kept few secrets from him."

I found this quote interesting because it shows the close friendship between a servant, Yoichi, and the master, Harutomo.

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a lonely samurai, what Harutomo would be without Yoichi

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After his friends died in the previous battle, Murakami is tasked with Wada Kansuke's job of buying supplies to prepare for an oncoming siege. Everyone is getting anxious at this point, (even Lord Akiyama) including Murakami, so he decides to write another poem for Aki-hime. However, he receives no reply, but instead a summons from her father, Lord Zakoji. When entering his room, Murakami notices that he shaved himself bald and is now dressed as a priest. Zakoji informs Murakami that he has decided to become a Buddhist priest, and also expresses his support for Katsuyori's victory. To add on to that, he also tells Murakami to stop sending Aki-hime poems, so that she can concentrate on praying for Katsuyoui's victory (which later turns out to be a resounding failure). After a quick discussion with Lord Akiyama, who playfully tells Murakami that Aki-hime does care for him, he visits a village and tells his servant, Yoichi, to take the supplies to the stashes.

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"As she left she smiled shyly. I felt my heart beating faster and I swore to myself that she would be my wife."

pg. 195

Yay! It's true love!!! I think they get married!!!!!

(I gotta say it)

ROMANCE! ROMANCE! ROMANCE!

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This chapter opens with Harutomo talking about his conversations with Lord Zakoji. Once arriving back in Iwamura, Harutomi tells Yoshitoki about his feelings for Lord Zakoji’s daughter. Yoshitoki laughs and Harutomo fells embarrassed about it, not telling anyone else except for his servant Yoichi. Yoichi manages to figure out how to transmit a message to Lord Zakoji’s daughter. The rest of the chapter entails the poems written back and forth between he and Aki. Every poem is about plum blossoms. The last poem is striking, and gives a sense of unease.

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"His head must be cold without any hair"

P.204

This really shows me how hard it must be to be a bald person, especially in the winter

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Chapter 25 starts out with Harutomo and Yoshitoki goin with a selection of samurai to propose a marriage between Lord Akiyama and Lady Toyama. News of this marriage had reached Lord Takeda Shingen, who was deathly sick. It was rumored that this news had made him smile for the first time in weeks. The day before they left on their return journey Harutomo was called to the castle because Lord Zakoji had wanted to speak to him. Harutomo learned that Lord Zakoji was partly deaf and does not care much for what other people say. The real reason Harutomo was called was because Lord Takeda Shingen wanted to speak to him. When talking to Lord Takeda Shingen he asks about how Harutomo had killed one of his enemies. After his talk with Lord Takeda Shingen Harutomo walks out and then talks to Lord Zakoji and he enven brings up hi daughter, Aki-hime.

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P. 191: "It has occurred to me that some day I may find someone who would not mind the plainness of my daughter"

This hints of how Lord Zakoji wants Harutomo to marry his daughter

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p.185 ¨ I decided it was a very poor poem¨

This showed that Harutomo really likes Aki and doesn't want to sound stupid in his poem.

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"In the raging fire of this world there is no peace" P. 206, par. 1

This is an interesting quote to think about as it represents Japan's ustable state at the time.

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"I looked at him in surprise, for, to me, Lord Takeda had looked so sick that I thought there was no hope for him." pg. 180

This quote shows how Harutomo was worried for Lord Takeda and how important he is.

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At the start of this chapter we learned that Nagashino Castle was taken down by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Harutomo stile has a good relationship with Lord Zakoji. Harutomo is invited to a hunting party and at night he talks with Lord Akiyama about how Katsuyori is requesting troops. Lord Akiyama also said that Lord Zakoji is looking at adopting him in to his family. Yoshitoki and Wada Kansuke both left with the troops to add Katsuyori.

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Lord Akiyama has stopped hunting so he can spend more time with his wife. Meanwhile, Harutomo feels lonely. All of his friends were gone, and his feelings for Aki weren't helping. After he sent he two more poems, Harutomo received a note from Aki's father. Lord Zakoji meets Harutomo dressed in a priest's robes. Then, he begins to speak of what will happen depending on the reults of an upcoming battle that Katsuyori is fighting. Lord Zakoji then strictly tells Harutomo not to write his daughter anymore letters until so she can spend her time praying for Katsuyori. Unfortunately, Takeda Katsuyori lost his battle, and was left without an army. Lord Akiyama begins making preparations for a suspected attack on Iwamura.

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pg.191".... a man can be tied to a dream."

This quote shows that people can get tied down to dreams easily.

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"I was thinking of Lord Zokoji's daughter, trying to recall the features of her face."

pg. #174

This quote shows how Harutomo is madly in love. (Throw back to the bronze bow, romance! romance! romance!)

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On page 189, it says, "So many tigers waiting to pounce on Kai!"

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Lord Takeda Shingen dies, but he wanted to keep his death a secret, so the people refrain as much as possible to gossip about his death. Two groups have formed; one supporting Katsuyori, and the other favoring Katsuyori's son. Lord Zakoji invites Harutomo to talk with him. He hints that he would be happy with Harutomo becoming his son-in-law. Katsuyori becomes Lord of Kai.

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In chapter 26, a poem for Aki-hime, Murakami Harutomo confessed his feeling for Aki to Yoshi toki and Yoichi. With Yoichi's help, he made contact with Aki. When he got home, Yoichi made him dinner and told him that a serving woman is willing to help him get a message to Aki. He wrote her a poem, which she replied to so he found better paper to respond back to her with then sent another poem. And once again, she answered with another poem.

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After seeing one of Lord Zakoji's daughters, Murakami can't get her out of his head. He learns her name, Aki-hime, and also learns that she was originally betrothed to a wealthy lord, a lord which is now dead (a fact that selfishly brings joy to Murakami). He tries to think of ways he can marry her, but he has little belongings that are of value and he doesn't own land, a terrible combination of you want a woman in feudal Japan. After talking to Wada Kansuke, he and Yoshitoki prepare for a trip to see Lady Toyama (whom Lord Akiyama plans to marry to control Iwamura Castle). The chapter ends with Murakami still thinking about Aki-hime.

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Harutomo is put in charge of gathering supplies from Iida Castle. Once the party arrived at the castle, they find that there was little food. Harotomo suggests that they go to Takato Castle in hopes of finding more provisions. Oribe, a samurai captain, refuses the suggestion. Taking half of the men, Harutomo makes his way to Takato Castle where he finds a supply of millet. After he made his way back to Iida Castle, Harutomo finds that Oribe left with the rice they had found. During Harutomo's trek back to Iwamura Castle, he meets a messenger of Lord Takeda Shingen. Harutomo tries to learn what he can, but the messenger is so cold that he worries more for his health than the status of his lord. Once he's back in Iwamura Castle, Harutomo meets with Lord Akiyama, who presents him with a gold coin for what he did. When he steps outside, Harutomo spots a girl standing nearby. He describes her as a "moon girl".

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In this chapter Harutomo is sent to Iisda Castle to get more food. He chose a group of men. He had an escort of 20 mounded samurai. Who listened to Captain Oribe. Oribe was a terrible commander and was very confrontational. they made it to Iisda Castle and only found 25 loads for rice. Harutomo then went on to Takato Castle without the escorts because they did not want to deny orders. He found 25 loads for food at this castle. Harutomo than made it back to Iisda castle where he discovered that Oribe had left with he rice. Harutomo booked it back to their starting point. He went and talked to his leader, who game him a gold coin for doing what he did. Outside the tent of his lord he saw a girl that he likes.

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p 121 "I think I even liked the old man"

This quote shows that war can force you to do things you don't want to.

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"The old samurai told him in detail of my exploits and Lord Akiyama laughed." pg.#153

This quote shows that Lord Akiyama liked Harutomo a great deal.

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"Part of me still belongs in the cookhouse with Togan" Pg 129

I like this quote because it shows you the great respect that Harutomo had for his old master/friend.

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In Chapter 21, Harutomo disagrees with another soldier's attitude, that farmers were "just pawns in a game of chess." Harutomo stays to fight with the archers and foot soldiers while backup waits in the forest. Instead of waiting right under the hill, Harutomo, the archers, and the soldiers wait under a hillock, where they would have more protection. While fighting, an enemy is beheaded, which is a method Harutomo disagrees with but learns that the soldier's honor is preserved that way. Soon Iwamura is theirs and everyone celebrates by having a double ration of food.

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The start of this chapter shows Murakami being given his helmet. Murakami then has a conversation with his captain about a samurai's loyalty to their daiymo. Murakami then has a conversation with Yoshitoki, Murakami confesses to Yoshitoki that he detested having to kill a man. Yoshitoki responds by saying "He would have killed you and wiped his sword and forgotten." This chapter closes with Murakami having a conversation with Lord Akiyama.

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In this chapter we start with Harutomo giving out millet and rice to the hungry soldiers. Some soldiers were even so hungry that they would steal the small portion that their friends had. Murakami Harutomo would sometimes give the victims an extra portion even though by doing that, he was showing that he was weak and would succumb to the begging of others. Later, Harutomo joins a moon-viewing party with his friends, sharing poems and drinking sake. But they were visited by a stranger in all black, a ninja. The ninja had brought new about how Lord Toyama was dead and that Lady Toyama was now governing Iwamura Castle. When the ninja left, Wada Kansuke started to talk about ninjas with such hate, for a good reason. He said that they were born traitors and served multiple masters just for the gold.

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The chapter 'Iwamura is Ours", starts off with Lord Akiyama sending two of the prisoners they had captured in the war back to the castle as a gift. Kansuke and Muakami gossip about Akiyama possibly asking to marry the widow of the Lord of the castle. Lord Akiyama keeps sending groups of two prisoners with not answer until an archery competition in the castle was arranged. Murikami did not enter the contest but Yoshitoki did. After Yoshitoki was done, Murikami and he spotted Lord Akiyama's new adopted son who looked sick and Murikami blurted out his wish to also become a son of Akiyama. Yoshitoki said nothing. Then, a messenger came up to Akiyama and Akiyama followed him to a little hill. Filled with curiosity, Yoshitoki and Murikami followed them and realized that Iwamura castle had surrendered.

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Thou chapter hast begins by liege Akiyama and the samurai's tale attempting to unearth Amiable brides. The samurai's tale concur that to win liege Akiyama a suitable wed, thou are obliged to conceive falsities to outwit a future wife into wedding liege Akiyama. In the wake of the scenario, a great warrior and his steed ride to liege Akiyama's outpost. What the great serviceman had to announce was of great urgency, and the defense force of the Iwamura stronghold had skedaddled and capitulated all funds and works. The samurai's tale was not distraught, and you might even say that Iwamura is Ours chapter 22

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Page 133: "The sky was clear and the moon nearly full - it was a proper moon-viewing party.

I like this specific quote because it was funny and well-written

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"I understood that in a war people died - it was not a children's game." Pg 147

This quote shows how much the main character has grown in the last few chapters of the story.

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Page 141:

" We shall find twenty of the best - there are some who are as brave as bears..."

I like this simile because it emphasizes how strong Japanese warriors are. It also brought funny pictures of strong bears to mind, like the one above. 🤣🤣

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The chapter opens with Harutomo being given a helmet. Harutomo finds out that the soldier whom it belonged to knew his father. He did not want the soldiers head, however, his captain did not listen. The ronin's head is sent to Lord Shingen. Yoshitoki compliments Harutomo's helmet. Harutomo feels terrible about taking someone's life. He knows that this milestone, however gruesome, will be unforgettable. The chapter ends with Lord Akiyama telling Harutomo his plan and galloping away into the night.

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Chapter 20, which is titled A Trap Is Laid, is about how they pretend to retreat but it really is a trap. They place about twenty men while all of the others hide and wait for the enemy to arrive so the trap gets set off.

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This chapter in the samurais tale was about how they are going to leave Harumoto in charge of the twenty five men at the place were they were while the rest of the army hides far away and waits for Iwamura castle to come out of there castle to get food and then they are planning to attack .

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Page 143: "We had only built two fires."

I chose this quote because it either implies that supplies were limited, or they just didn't want to build more than two fires.

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pg. 133 "To Wada Kansuke, a samurai and a farmer were so different that he never for a moment would think of comparing them."

This quote shows the gaps between the feudal classes in Japan, similar to what we learned in class.

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pg.# 107

"Your heart may not be of stone but neither is it as soft as a women's"

Shows how Harutomo was able to come up with agreeable reasons as to why the rice thief was not killed.

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The chapter starts with Murakami Harutomo speaking with his captain. Later that night, he searched for Yoshitoki but found kenmotsu and two other young samurai. Though he didn't like them, he spoke to them while drinking sake.

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Pg. 117

"I do not want his head. He was no enemy of mine or of my lord."

This quote shows that Murakami didn't battle out of hatred.

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pg. 90

"It is said that a loose tongue can outrun a horse"

This quote teaches that ones words have a lot of power and we should be careful what we say.

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Pg 119: "'He was a traitor, but his men-the samurai like Minbu who served him-remained loyal to him. That loyalty Lord Takeda Shingen will honor.'"

Response: This quote wholesomely states how Shingen still respects his men, despite how they fight on opposing sides.

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"Kenmotsu peeled his yam" P.128 I think this shows that Kenmotsu truly peeled his yam

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Harumoto goes with the caravan to find stragglers, and finds a deserted person, who was killed by a Ronin. He later finds the Ronin and wounds him deeply, Harumoto offers to tend to the wound, but the Ronin refuses, he says his life has come to an end. Then Wada Kanuke finds them and sees the Ronin as a friend. Harumoto refuses to take the Ronin's head, and they leave.

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Chapter 15 begins with Kansuku telling Harutomo that if if anyone who steals an extra amount of rice, he shall kill them. Later a man with the name of Dengi is chosen to be his subleader. After this a peasant tells Harutomo that someones week worth of rice has been stolen. Dealing with this issue Harotomo hides out that night watching, hoping to find the thief. Hautomo finds out that Denji was the who stole the rice. Giving him mercy (Not killing Dengi), Hautomo beats him using a rope and demands for Denji to transport twice the load the next day.

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p109 "from now on don't drink from a well, only rivers. They will poison their wells."

I found it interesting that in war they would do anything to gain the advantige, even while they were running away.

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Page 96:

" Obey him as your farther."

This quote teaches an important lesson. This lesson is that anyone older or above you, you should respect as if they are your farther.

"It could been worse."

This quote shows the great positive characteristic of Yoshitoki.

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Pg. 107: "A poem came to me, and for a moment I forgot all about Denji and what had happened."

This quote stood out to me because I think that it's odd that after beating a man with a rope, Harutomo comes up with a nature poem.

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Wada Kansuke tells Harutomo to kill anyone who tries to steal an extra portion of rice. He appoints a man named Denji to be a subleader. An old peasant tells Harutomo that a man's portion for a week has been stolen. Harutomo decides to hide during the night and watches to make sure the thief doesn't steal again but then he finds out that Denji was the thief. Instead of killing him, however, Harutomo beats him with a rope and orders him to carry double the load he was before the next day.

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In this chapter, Harutomo is with the caravan of supplies. He goes to check for stragglers and finds that someone has deserted the group. That person met a Ronin who killed him, and when Harutomo finds his horse, the Ronin shows himself to him. Harutomo attacks the ronin and hurts him, to find out that he is not a bandit like he thought. Then Wada Kansuke appears and recognizes the ronin as a friend. The chapter ends when the two men ask Harutomo to leave the clearing and go back to the caravan.

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At the start of the chapter rumors about when and what is going to get attacked are being spread. The rumors don't have much in common, besides the fact that all of them believe that war is on the horizon. Kenmostu, Yoshitoki, and Harutomo are discussing the correct way to reach salivation, instead of being flooded with the rumors of war. Nobody knows what would happen if a war were to start, such as who would come to power and rule Japan. One day all the rumors stop because war has been declared. There's the constant sound of peopple sharpening swords and the buzz of war. Harutomo is confident that he will be taken to war this time, and will be able to prove himself on the battle field.

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In this chapter Harumoto is taking care of the rice supplies and is keeping watch and making sure nobody is trying to steal the rice bags. Thousands of samurai are staying at the castle and preparing for battle.

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Pg. 98-99: "He just bowed again and again as if his backbone were made of hinges."

I liked the simile in this quote and it was quite funny that the soldier just kept on bowing.

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In this chapter, Lord Akiyama has about 2,000 samurai in his castle, preparing for the war. The samurai are sleeping in the halls and getting into fights. The castle staff have to ration the rice and Harutomo is walking down the halls when a soldier bows to him and calls him "Master of Rice." Then the next day, the army gets their rations and heads out to battle.

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"Sometimes what eyes seen or ears heard can be worth something to put up someone's sleeve" Pg 54

I liked this quote because I found this quote to be very true, and a good piece of advice.

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" 'The butterfly in spring does not know it will die in autumn; intoxicated by its own beauty it flutters from flower to flower, thinking its life will last forever.' " pg. 80.

I thought this quote represented life as a child or a teen; we don't think about how long we will live. I think this quote also shows that many people take life for granted, instead of appreciating things around us.

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This chapter starts with Lord Akiyama returning from battle and Taro wanting Lord Akiyama to change his name, for his name would not suit a samurai. Lord Akiyama then raises another army and goes into battle again, this time for longer. Taro is solemn as he watches boys his age and younger getting new names and transitioning into men. He almost decided to commit hara-kiri if he was left behind again but decided against it. When it was finally time for Taro to get his new name, Lord Akiyama decided that Murakami Harutomo was a good fit.