The Izu Dancer- This story was kind of boring; nothing really happened in it that was that interesting. It was kind of weird how the gentlemen who joined the performers only joined them because he thought that he could get the youngest geisha to sleep with him. When he found out that she was only 13 years old he definitely should have left her alone since he is 19 but he did not which was kind of gross. I was really happy that he was never allowed to be completely alone with the girl cause who knows what he would have done to her. It is so sad that she had to get caught up in that profession; especially at such a young age. I'm glad the gentleman and the young girl were still able to be friends with each other. The rest of the performing people seemed nice. It was strange how Chiyoko was married but yet she still hung out with all of the men. I do not understand how her husband was able to handle that. Overall this story was not the best one so far; but it was not the worst.
Lemon- This was a very weird story and it was kind of sad. I am starting to think that China was not very big on medicine because this is not the first story that I have read in the book where the guy was really sick and stayed sick for a long time. I am slightly confused about the whole lemon thing because I thought that the guy had an actual lemon and then when he left the lemon on his sculpture in the store he referred to the lemon as a bomb. So was it a lemon or a bomb that looked like a lemon that he left in the store? I am also starting to think that China might not be the greatest place to live; this is not the first guy in this book that was depressed.
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As for Lemon-
You mention in your blog "China". but these are short stories on Japan. (See cover) Perhaps you are just mixing these up by accident?
Not sure I understand the lemon parity, but perhaps a lemon means like a bomb in our culture like when you buy something cheap and it fails or doesn't work?
Ex. A lemon, can be a used car that when you get it home from the lot falls apart on you? Not sure if the Japanese would see it that way, but I'm just reaching for ways to make this connection. I myself do not know the significance of the Lemon in Japan's culture otherwise.
Every place in the world has its good and bad features.
Mr. Farrell
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