The Heart
You know this one has to be important because it's part of the title of the book. Having the "heart of a samurai" doesn't mean that you have a super-bionic heart; it means you live according to the...
The Steamship, the Railroad, the Telegraph
When you think about the steamship, railroad, and telegraph in this book, think technology and progress, since this is what these things mean to our main man Manjiro. They are everything that Japan...
Natural Imagery
This symbol's kind of general and vague, we know, but that's because there isn't a single type of natural image the writer focuses on throughout the book. Instead, she just kind of throws the kitch...