Experiences and people influence the way we see life. While some people perceive their world in a different way, others accept the world presented to them. There are people who dream and see the world as fantasy; everyone has different ideas and thoughts because of their experiences. Jacey Choy’s “Red Cranes” and Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s “The Firefly Hunt” are two different short stories which center around the idea of a child’s imagination. For Mie, she is a realist. Despite knowing that a red crane is difficult to spot, she continuously searches for it regardless. As for Sachiko, she is an idealistic person. Through her experience finding a firefly, her surroundings are described in a dream-like state.
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While eating breakfast, Mie discusses her dreams in regards to finding a red crane. She tells Jiro, “The red crane! Father! Please wake me next time, even though you’re not sure!” Mie’s thoughts are told in a third-person point of view, which shows her desire for seeing this crane. From her conversations, the readers can understand Mie is extremely excited about spotting the rare, red crane. Despite her parents telling her the difficulty in finding this crane, Mie is persistent to find it regardless. In addition, while Sachiko’s thoughts are told in third person point of view, her thoughts are shared through her dream-like description of her surroundings. Sachiko describes that “even at the edge of the river there were no fireflies… Down into the grasses on the bank, and there, in that delicate moment before the last light goes, were fireflies, gliding out over the water in low arcs like the sweep of the grasses (Tanizaki 10).” Throughout Sachiko’s description of the fireflies, it was a stimulation of the imagination. As Sachiko said, she could “see it all even now, here inside with her eyes closed.” Although Sachiko enjoyed her experience with the fireflies, her thoughts were imaginative. While Mie was thinking about spotting a crane, Sachiko was imagining her encounter with the fireflies, despite the fact she never saw one in real …show more content…
In “Red Crane,” this short story ends with Mie visiting Fujisan and climbing this summit one day. Like a red crane, she imagines herself flying into the sky. During this last paragraph, Mie is found a dream-like atmosphere. She is able to sense “thoughts of peacefulness, a serenity, travel through her (Choy 6)” as she continues to imagine herself in Fujisan, experiencing the Japanese maple trees and landscape surrounding her. Nonetheless, Sachiko, in “The Firefly Hunt,” imagines herself, with her eyes closed, flying with the fireflies. “Sachiko felt a wind, romantic surge, as though she were joining them there (Tanizaki 11).” As shown through this ending, Sachiko is in a feeling adventurous, imagining the fireflies. Therefore, in the end, Mie’s feelings are dreams are realistic. When she grows older, she does have the opportunity to climb Fujisan and experience the view from there. Yet, for Sachiko, it is not possible to fly with fireflies, which shows her idealistic
Similar to Sachiko, Mie is extremely …show more content…
While eating breakfast, Mie discusses her dreams in regards to finding a red crane. She tells Jiro, “The red crane! Father! Please wake me next time, even though you’re not sure!” Mie’s thoughts are told in a third-person point of view, which shows her desire for seeing this crane. From her conversations, the readers can understand Mie is extremely excited about spotting the rare, red crane. Despite her parents telling her the difficulty in finding this crane, Mie is persistent to find it regardless. In addition, while Sachiko’s thoughts are told in third person point of view, her thoughts are shared through her dream-like description of her surroundings. Sachiko describes that “even at the edge of the river there were no fireflies… Down into the grasses on the bank, and there, in that delicate moment before the last light goes, were fireflies, gliding out over the water in low arcs like the sweep of the grasses (Tanizaki 10).” Throughout Sachiko’s description of the fireflies, it was a stimulation of the imagination. As Sachiko said, she could “see it all even now, here inside with her eyes closed.” Although Sachiko enjoyed her experience with the fireflies, her thoughts were imaginative. While Mie was thinking about spotting a crane, Sachiko was imagining her encounter with the fireflies, despite the fact she never saw one in real …show more content…
In “Red Crane,” this short story ends with Mie visiting Fujisan and climbing this summit one day. Like a red crane, she imagines herself flying into the sky. During this last paragraph, Mie is found a dream-like atmosphere. She is able to sense “thoughts of peacefulness, a serenity, travel through her (Choy 6)” as she continues to imagine herself in Fujisan, experiencing the Japanese maple trees and landscape surrounding her. Nonetheless, Sachiko, in “The Firefly Hunt,” imagines herself, with her eyes closed, flying with the fireflies. “Sachiko felt a wind, romantic surge, as though she were joining them there (Tanizaki 11).” As shown through this ending, Sachiko is in a feeling adventurous, imagining the fireflies. Therefore, in the end, Mie’s feelings are dreams are realistic. When she grows older, she does have the opportunity to climb Fujisan and experience the view from there. Yet, for Sachiko, it is not possible to fly with fireflies, which shows her idealistic