Garden Of Evening Mist Analysis
The novel, The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng, is mainly about recalling stories of Yun Ling’s childhood until the end of her days with Aritomo. Her life was basically miserable because of the Japanese war and her sister died, but after she met Aritomo she fell in love but when he left and never came back she was heartbroken. So she designed a garden in memory of her sister and it was called Yugiri.
Yun Ling fears losing along with her ability to comprehend words are her memories. What can prevent this loss? The garden itself maybe: “Soon Yugiri will be the only thing that will still be able to speak to me” (page 117). When Yun Ling was diagnosed with aphasia she couldn’t remember any of her memories so she has to write them down,
Yun Ling fears losing along with her ability to comprehend words are her memories. What can prevent this loss? The garden itself maybe: “Soon Yugiri will be the only thing that will still be able to speak to me” (page 117). When Yun Ling was diagnosed with aphasia she couldn’t remember any of her memories so she has to write them down,