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Red Cranes, By Jacey

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In the short story “Red Cranes”, by Jacey Choy, the author describes Mie as a young girl who has big dreams. Choy describes Mie’s feelings about her father hearing some red cranes and was very upset that her father had not woke her up. In the short story “The Firefly Hunt”, by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, the author describes Sachiko as a young girl who is determined to accomplish things no matter what it took. Tanizaki describes Sachiko’s excitement about finding fireflies. Choy does a better job of explaining the thoughts and feelings of Mie better than Tanizaki does about Sachiko’s thoughts and feelings. Choy describes Mie’s excitement about her father hearing the red cranes in a very detailed way. “The red cranes! Father! Please wake me next time, even if you’re not sure! I don’t mind getting up that early, anyway” (Par. 4). This quote from the short story shows that Mie was very excited that her father had heard some red cranes, but yet she was very disappointed that her father did not wake her up for her to hear. Choy describes Mie’s imagination and dreams very well also. “She imagined herself on the back of a red crane, flying high in the air” (Par. 4). This shows that …show more content…

“But even at the edge of the river there were no fireflies. Perhaps they aren’t out tonight, someone whispered. No, there are plenty of them - come over here” (Par. 2). In this quote Tanizaki shows that Sachiko is not going to give up, she is going to keep looking for the fireflies. Tanizaki describes the outcome of not giving up on the fireflies. “And on down the river, and on and on, were fireflies. lines of them wavering out from this bank and the other and back again. . . sketching their uncertain lines of light down close to the surface of the water, hidden from outside by the grasses. . .” (Par. 2). This quote shows that Sachiko did not give up and that she got to get some fireflies because she did not give

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