When the Emperor Was Divine: A Novel

There are several allusions in this story: “the song “Don’t Fence Me,” the book Birds of America, as well as some other passing references. Google them as they come up in the story, and try to make a best guess as to why Otsuka might have included them? W

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There are several allusions in this story: “the song “Don’t Fence Me,” the book Birds of America, as well as some other passing references. Google them as they come up in the story, and try to make the best guess as to why Otsuka might have included them? What could their symbolic meaning be?

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pg. 381 to 387