The Samurai's Garden Analysis

Throughout life many face obstacles that are difficult to overcome. These obstacles can change a person and their life as shown in The Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama. In the novel Matsu and Sachi go through life on a difficult path before finding happiness. When looking at Matsu’s and Sachi’s gardens, one can see that they are a representation of their lives, which is important because the gardens represent their personalities and struggles in their lives. Matsu’s, the heroic samurai, garden highlights his personality and the struggles he faced throughout his past. Matsu lives a very private life because of these struggles. With the arrival of Stephen, Matsu is forced to be extroverted rather than his usual introverted self. However, it took time to break the awkward tension hovering over Matsu and Stephen; therefore, Stephen is left to explore the house on his own. Stephen finds an interest in Matsu’s …show more content…
The bridge in Matsu’s garden symbolizes the struggle of losing his sister, comforting Sachi, and building Yamaguchi for Tarumi’s lepers. Whereas the rocks in Sachi’s garden, help her realize that she can move forward, even with this life-changing struggle in her past. Through Stephen’s description of Matu’s garden as silently beauty one can see that Matsu has a beautifully reserved and humble personality. Meanwhile, with the concept that rocks cannot be ruined, but changed for the better, and the concept that when put into perspective all things have beauty, Sachi restore beauty into her personality as well as gains a beautiful refined personality. In conclusion, both Matsu’s and Sachi’s gardens represent their past struggles and personality; however, in slightly different

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