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Samurai's Tale - personalities that help him overcome his difficulties

In The Samurai’s Tale, an ordinary son of a samurai, Taro has undergone countless plights and unyielding situations to become what he always dreamt of – a samurai. The author, Haugaard, has put it life-threatening events, like the close encounter with the ronin bandit, or that of the two monks, and the personalities that helped him overcome the obstacles are his intelligence, gallantry and most of all, his need and desire to be in the upper warrior class.
His intelligence has also played a part in saving his precious, well-earned life. It came in handy in at least two occasions. The two bandits disguised in monks’ clothing seemed authentic to the two best friends, Taro and Yoshitoki, although a voice in his head was telling him to beware of them, as it was extremely common for bandits to use disguises as such. It came to the point where they were requested to veer into the unused path. He intelligently took the advice of his superiors, warning him that only men with dark d...

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