Literary Works for China, Korea, and Japan Test
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Genre
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poem
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A Certain Night Genre
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short story
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In a Grove Genre
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short story
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Downtown Genre
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short story
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Genre
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short story
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Cranes Genre
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short story
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Themes
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war, devastation
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A Certain Night Themes
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political revolution, hope, perserverance
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In a Grove Themes
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death, mystery, you never know if somebody is telling the truth
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Downtown Themes
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its better to have loved then lost than to love at all, perseverance, hope
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Themes
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innocence, finding the right person for you
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Cranes Themes
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freedom, friendship, destruction/effects of war
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Summary
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The poem is describing a war that has lasted for a long time. It emphasizes the effect on the soldiers and the land.
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A Certain Night Summary
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Nationalists soldiers are walking the communist prisoners to be executed.
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In a Grove Summary
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A man is killed and several people confess to killing him.
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Downtown Summary
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Ryo falls in loved with Tsuruishi and he as well. They go on an outing. Tsuruishi dies.
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Summary
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A man is watching children with lanterns playing. Fuijio gives Kiyoko a grasshopper but it is really a bell cricket. The man is giving Fujio advice.
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Cranes Summary
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Songsam comes into town and watches a POW, Tokchae, who is his childhood friend. Songsam sets Tokchae free.
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Characters
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narrator/common soldier
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A Certain Night Characters
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author's husband, communist prisoners, nationalists
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In a Grove Characters
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woodcutter, police, Buddhist priest, old woman, Tajomaru (bandit), Masago (wife)
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Downtown Characters
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Ryo, Tsuruishi, Ryukichi
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Characters
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man (narrator), Fujio, Kiyoko
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Cranes Characters
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Songsam, Tokchae
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Fighting South of the Ramparts POV
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1st
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A Certain Night POV
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3rd
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In a Grove POV
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several POVs
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Downtwon POV
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1st
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket POV
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1st
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Cranes POV
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3rd
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Setting
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ancient China China
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A Certain Night Setting
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early 1931 China
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In a Grove Setting
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early 1900s Japan
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Downtown Setting
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1940s after WWII Tokyo, Japan
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Setting
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20th century Japan
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Cranes Setting
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after Korean War (1953) Korea
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Fighting South of the Ramparts Author
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Li Po China
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A Certain Night Author
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Ting Ling China
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In a Grove Author
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Ryunosuke Akutagawa Japan
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Downtown Author
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Yumiko Hayashi Japan
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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Author
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Yasunari Kawabata Japan
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Cranes Author
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Hwang Sunwon Korea
