Read this excerpt from "The Firefly Hunt" by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki:
But the firefly hunt was, in fact, a good deal different. If you are going to play in the fields you had
better change your clothes, they were told, and four muslin kimonos - prepared especially for
them? - were laid out, each with a different pattern, as became their several ages. Not quite the
way it looked in the pictures, laughed one of the sisters. It was almost dark, however, and it hardly
mattered what they had on. They could still see each other's faces when they left the house, but by
the time they reached the river it was only short of pitch dark
How does the Sachiko's experience relate to the theme of identity?
1. Sachiko is a child since she is going outside to play in a field at night with her sisters.
2. Sachiko and her culture connect clothing patterns to stages of life and specific ages.
3. Sachiko engages in play but does not view the world as a child.
4. Sachiko sees herself as more mature than her sister as she isn't focused on appearances.