The 47 Ronin Story Oishi’s and Kira’s differences The book The 47 Ronin Story is a very interesting and historically correct book. This book uses the common “good vs. evil” tactic. The main characters in this book is Kira and Oishi. This book is about Ronin or masterless samurai. The setting is around the feudal times in Japan, about 1400’s or so. This book gives the feeling that it is teaching the reader about the …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…captured my attention by the courage and loyalty, but also the superb writing that allowed me to feel that I was inside the action that was happening in the book. You could predict the character’s thoughts and actions by the detailed description of them. I could picture Kataoka’s monkey-like grin and Hara’s grime and serious attitude. This was an excellent book to use as a tool to teach us about the samurai.