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A Daughter of the Samurai · Character

Shiro

A dog belonging to Etsu's family in Japan.

minor

Also known as Poor Shiro

First appearance: i winters in echigo

Shiro shows up with force in The Old and the New. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator's father's big white dog, used by the narrator in a playful archery scene.
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In The Old and the New: The narrator's father's big white dog, used by the narrator in a playful archery scene. Later, in Falling Leaves:…

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Character Web

7 connections

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MOMotherFAFatherJIJiyaEIEtsu Inagaki S…MTMr. TodaSHShiro

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Family, Friends, and Acquaintances
  • Protagonist
  • Japanese Family and Servants

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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