![]() ![]() Contrary to expectations, this child has no bearing on the rest of the plot the scene occurs rather by way of an introduction to Orito's character.Īfter this brief introduction, the action switches gears to follow Jacob de Zoet, a young Dutch clerk on a ship bound for Dejima, a tiny Dutch trading island right off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet opens with an unpleasantly graphic scene of Orito, a Japanese midwife, delivering a stillborn baby from a person of power. ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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![]() It is very clever how everything revolves round a secret for example: the characters have fake names, they cannot tell you street names and other details.įavourite character: I like Max-Ernest as he reminds me of myself as we are both very talkative. Why I like it: I enjoyed this book as it is extremely frightening and a edge of the seat read. ![]() They own a spa which is all about refining the senses. Also they are constantly searching for people with a disease that confuses the senses, as they think this will tell them the answer to the secret they are searching for. They are very old, however, they look young. Lastly, the only other main character were Mrs. His parents always argued even over his name so that is why he ended up with two names. He is extremely talkative and always tells jokes. The other main character is Max-Ernest who is her collaborator in their adventure. ![]() |