A Daughter of the Samurai · Character

Mamma

Etsu's affectionate term for her mother.

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Mamma's tie to Hanano is one of the pressures that moves A Daughter of the Samurai—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The other mother to whom the book is dedicated, representing the author's American maternal figure.

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With Hanano (family): Mother and daughter, with 'Mamma' likely being a familiar term for the mother. With Hanano (family): Mother and…

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Hanano
family · positive
Mother and daughter, with 'Mamma' likely being a familiar term for the mother. How this plays out →
Hanano
family · positive
Mother and daughter, with 'Mamma' likely being a familiar term for the mother. How this plays out →

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