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Quote #10
Back on board the Franklin, his hands shook as he tied on his old tunic—once rough and stiff, now worn so thin you could practically see through it. He tied his cloth belt around his middle and grabbed his ragged tenugui—his headband. (4.27.34)
Manjiro is donning traditional Japanese garb he had when he left Japan because he wants to make sure that the Japanese men on the boat he sees will recognize him as Japanese. His hope? Traditional fashion will overcome the Japanese fear of strangers (even Japanese strangers). Too bad his clothes don't have as much symbolic weight as he would like them to have…