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The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt












The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

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The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. His education does serve him, but only when Ludo stops serving his education as more important than either his own desires or relationships with the people around him. He will be an honorable man, self-reliant and helpful to people. In response, Ludo determines to become like a samurai, whom he grew up admiring. He learns that his judgmental and high expectations are preventing him from using his education well and to help people. This attitude of superiority soon lands him in trouble when Ludo's quest to find his father is so often disappointment. Ludo takes this so seriously that he determines to become the absolute best at whatever he tries. She teaches him to pursue education as a sort of safeguard, as a thing which will open doors that no one can ever take from him because he possesses the knowledge in his head and the skills in his body.

The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

As the child of a single mother, he is disadvantaged in life. Ludo's story demonstrates the value of education. He does, however, ask Yamamoto, one of the six, to become his mentor. He determines to make his own way in life, realizing that he is already capable or at least capable of learning to excel in whatever he tries. After meeting each of the six, Ludo is convinced that none of them are truly his father, even though one of them is. Before setting off to Cambridge, Ludo sets off on a quest to find his biological father, writing a list of six candidates who seem like noteworthy enough men to be his father. More importantly Ludo is highly gifted, but he becomes obsessed with achievement and convinced that he's far more intelligent than anyone around him. His single mother raises him to value education above all. The Last Samuraiby Helen DeWitt is a story following the life of young Ludo. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.














The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt