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Oyama Shiro Chapter 3 Analysis

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Initially, Oyama Shiro provides intricate details of the competing lodging available in San’ya. However, the interesting part to me is Oyama’s lack of description of his personal belongings. All his worldly things are just a mere sentence in the first chapter that includes nothing about what he holds dear enough to keep in a place that is not truly a home but a place to lay one’s head. At first, I though perhaps Oyama simply does not include much if anything about himself, but models a Kawabata style in describing from the outside in. On the other hand, most if not all his description of the world around him relates to his place in the world. Chapter three provides a clear example of the interactions Oyama has with the other day laborers.

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