Shūsaku Endō

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Shūsaku Endō Questions and Answers

Questions from Shusaku Endo's "A Fifty-Year-Old Man." What is Chiba's motivation for taking dancing lessons? What does it reveal about his life's condition ? How did the circumstances of his mother's divorce and death impact Chiba ?

List the symbols in “The Case of Isobe” and their meanings. What is the relationship between the symbols and the overall theme of the story?

What are Suguro’s motivations in making the trip to Unzen? How do they shape his responses to the day’s events?