But back to the story, even after being allowed to go out, former patients was still being discriminated and continue to face prejudices from society. I have heard of these leprosy sanatorium but I never knew that in Japan, there was an act that prevent former patients from leaven until the 1990’s when the act was abolished and the former patients was set free. I honestly wasn’t prepared to hear her past and honestly, when she had the one last meal with her family and her mother made her the white blouse which she wore to the station and hug her mother goodbye made me really sad and I almost cried. I also love how his heart softens towards Tokue and he was trying to protecting her when his boss wanted her fired and gone from the shop because of condition.Īlthough reading on Sentaro back story was interesting, I would say it was Tokue that really interest me the most.

From doing a job just to pay back his debts to willing to make an effort in job was amazing. Sentaro clearly had problems that he needs to deal with and honestly, his life before Tokue was just meaningless and how much it improved after meeting Tokue made me really happy. From the way she indicated that she wanted the job was obvious that money wasn’t what she was inclined towards yet Sentaro still was super reluctant probably cause of her age, I mean Tokue is 76 years old after all so my question is, would it really hurt to pay her a little more?īut as I dive deeper into the book, things started to make sense why Sentaro behave in such a way and Tokue’s physical appearance is explained.

The way he talked to Tokue was kind of rude and disrespectful like what’s his deal honestly? Also paying Tokue way less than the actual pay even though she said 200 yen an hour is fine and he agreed to it seems wrong to me. Little did they know that Tokue made such a huge impact on both Sentaro and Wakana’s life until she has passed away.Īt first, I didn’t quite like Sentaro is because of his attitude. It was really touching how both Sentaro and Wakana became so close and made Tokue happy even though they have only known each other for less than a year. From a hostile treatment by Sentaro towards Tokue to a friendly treatment, almost like a family relationship really touched my heart. We get to see that the relationships between Sentaro and Tokue grows and bond more as the book progresses. It wasn’t rushed and the character developments for all the characters was remarkable especially the relationship between Sentaro, Tokue and Wakana. The book’s storyline builds up slowly in a well-paced consistency as the readers dive deeper into it.

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