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Aaden Aguilar

Yesterday, 08:20

Which description from Heart of a Samurai best gives readers a sense of Manjiro's feelings?

"Buttons," Manjiro repeated to himself. He had never seen buttons before. None of them had. They were accustomed to tying

their clothes together with belts, sashes, or ties.

Twelve shoes, Manjiro counted, as he sat on the bottom of the boat. Stiff-looking things, brown as the skin of hairless dogs.

Shiny and smooth, as if made of animal hide.

(Manjiro's) hands wanted to explore those spaces just like, when he'd lost teeth as a boy, his tongue wanted to explore the

empty holes where his teeth had been

"Captain Whitfield," a soldier called him, and Manjiro tucked away those words before he and the others were whisked off

again