Unit 7

English 203:  Literature of the NonWestern World

Questions:

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• Basho says that he went to “places with names like ‘Children Forget Parents,’ ‘Parents Forget Children,’ ‘Dogs Go Back.’” What does this mean or what does it suggest?
• Early in his journey Basho writes “I had deliberately planned this long pilgrimage to remote areas, a decision that meant renouncing worldly concerns.” Usually there is a sacred object towards which the pilgrim moves, such as the Ka’ba at Mecca for Muslims making the haj. What is the goal of Basho’s pilgrimage?
• Explain the irony involved in the fact that the American driver that Isa has so much trouble with is African-American. What should Isa recognize or infer from this?
• How well do the Japanese understand the Americans? Give examples. 
• What are the Japanese likely to learn at “The American School”?

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