![]() ![]() Takeo is part of three tribes the Hidden, the Tribe (Kikuta) and the Otori which ultimately makes his loyalties with each tribe clash with one another. When Takeo is kidnapped by the tribe and finds Kenji responsible, he immediately loses all respect and loyalty to him. Yet to others such as Kenji, he is forced to please them and to be loyal, almost against his own will. He respects Otori Shigeru the most, saving his life on one occasion. Takeo always tries to please others, he is a good man. He follows other people’s order’s and doesn’t let them down. Loyalty: This applies to Takeo the most out of all the characters. Kaede manages to grow strong though and use her inner strengths to get through the hard times. She even says (as Jono quoted) “Why is it that women have to suffer this way? Why don’t we have the freedom men have?” (p.104-4)" Which is a pretty fair question. Kaede struggles to cope with this issue the most and is bold enough to ask ‘why?’. There is no equality between the two sexes. Women’s rights: I agree with Jono here, in the book men are portrayed as superior to women. I was both disappointed and mad with relief.” We can conclude that although Takeo burned for revenge, much of it was forced upon him by Shigeru and Kenji and it was a relief to have such a heavy burden relinquished. I felt cheated of my revenge, but I could not argue with Fate, which had dealt him through Kaede’s hands. I will now quote from page 314: “Iidia was dead, but I had not killed him. When Takeo finally gets to Lord Iidia’s castle and learns that it is Kaede who killed his target, he is filled with mixed emotions. I will learn how.” We can conclude from this that although Takeo was reluctant to kill, he wished to bring Iidia to justice, even if it meant killing him. It seemed to seep from him into me, where it fed my own desire.I could kill, I thought. But every day I learned more for Shigeru’s desire for revenge. Here is a quote from page 90-91 where Takeo explains how he feels about revenge: “It was true that I disliked cruelty and shrank from the idea of killing. But at that moment Revenge took me as a pupil" (pg. ![]() I had spent my whole life among the Hidden who are forbidden to kill and taught to forgive each other. He learns the skills of the Kikuta with a great passion and soon masters them: "I knew nothing of the wars of the clans, nothing of their rigid codes and their feuds. When Takeo learns that Lord Iidia was the one who plundered his village, it only adds to his burning desire for revenge. He is part of the Kikuta group a clan less group, many of which are skilled assassins. After Takeo is rescued from his village, it is revealed to him that he has supernatural powers. Revenge is what makes up a large part of Takeo. I will now explain why: Revenge: Probably one of the most prominent themes in the book. I believe the three key themes in this novel were revenge, women’s rights and loyalty. Of course Otori (Shigeru) shows the most honour, and never changes his state of mind: "It is better to die than to live with shame(p.183). "Why is it that women have to suffer this way? Why don’t we have the freedom men have? (p.104-4)" THEME NUMBER 3: Honour. Kaede shows this more than most, thinking that women are treated as if they are not as important as men: "(Kaede) had come to believe that all women should use every weapon they had to protect themselves in the battle that life seemed to be…(p.144)." She wants women to be able to stand up for themselves, like she stood up to the guard who tried to rape her. ![]() Doing this, he realizes who he really was in the first place and what he is capable of - supernatural powers : "I did not know if this Takeo was real or just a construction created to serve the purposes of the Tribe and the Otori (p.153)." This quote shows that Takeo is trying to understand his purpose in life. ![]() The main character (Takeo) must pretty much start a new life and personality. ![]()
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