The Firefly Hunt Analysis

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“The Firefly Hunt” by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and “Red Cranes” by Jacey Choy are two differently approached short stories that center around a child's dream. The short story, “The Firefly Hunt” tells the story of Sachiko, a young girl who goes on a firefly hunt and experiences a child fairy tale moment. “Red Cranes,” tells the story of Mie, a young child who is hopeful of seeing the rare red crane. Choy develops main character Mie as a realistic optimist who shows enthusiasm towards her aspiration. and Tanizaki took a different approach in the development of his main character Sachiko by portraying her as an idealist. Mie has more a reliability on her father Jiro and mother Yuki to achieve her dream unlike Sachiko who interacted with the children for the company and not reliability. In “Red Cranes,” Mie says to her father, “The red cranes! Father! Please wake me next time, even if your not sure,” showing that Mie's reliability towards her father is more than just approval but assistance in achieving it. In “The Firefly Hunt,” Tanizaki writes, “...and in the evening she had chased over the fields with the children...She knew, though, that the firefly hunt would be pleasant to remember...” The company she brought with her to the firefly hunt was…show more content…
In the passage from “The Firefly Hunt” Tanizaki writes, “Perhaps something of the child's world, the world of the fairy story in it...Something no to be painted but to be set to music, the mood taken up on a piano or a
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