Botchan (Master Darling): A Humorous Story of Japanese Tradition and Morality in a Matsuyama on the Cusp of Modernity (Hardcover)
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ISBN10: 1387905988
ISBN13: 9781387905980
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Jun 25 2018
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781387905980
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Jun 25 2018
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Botchan is one of Japan's most popular novels for young people for its meditations upon Japanese culture, lively characters, and coming-of-age theme. The titular character is a young, headstrong and reckless youth who is nevertheless possessed of a serious sense of honor and integrity. Although his temper and impulsiveness create problems, Botchan's moral convictions underpin his journey: indeed, whether he will compromise his morals is the central question. After taking a job as a junior teacher in a local middle school, Botchan comes into conflict with Red Shirt; his school's eloquent but manipulative and conniving head teacher. Vying for the hand of a local beauty, Red Shirt will stop at nothing to achieve his aims, using his position and the system to undermine or defeat others. However a hot tempered but justice-seeking mathematics teacher, Yama Arashi, is determined to oppose such underhand behavior. Who will Botchan side with in the end?
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