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Mr. Okeda is the father of Makiko, and he has a strained relationship with Makiko’s mother, Madam Miyagi. He teaches the narrator in On the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon. One day, he sees the narrator having sex with Madam Miyagi, but rather than getting angry, Mr. Okeda seems determined just to pretend it never happened.
Mr. Okeda Quotes in If on a winter’s night a traveler
The If on a winter’s night a traveler quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Okeda or refer to Mr. Okeda. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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On the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon
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But the triumph of the water lilies’ capture upset the order of our movements, and so my right arm closed over a void, whereas my left hand, which had abandoned its hold on the shoot, fell back and encountered the lap of Madame Miyagi, who seemed prepared to receive it and almost hold it, with a yielding start which was communicated to my whole person. At this moment something was determined that later had incalculable consequences, as I will recount in time.
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Mr. Okeda Quotes in If on a winter’s night a traveler
The If on a winter’s night a traveler quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Okeda or refer to Mr. Okeda. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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On the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon
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But the triumph of the water lilies’ capture upset the order of our movements, and so my right arm closed over a void, whereas my left hand, which had abandoned its hold on the shoot, fell back and encountered the lap of Madame Miyagi, who seemed prepared to receive it and almost hold it, with a yielding start which was communicated to my whole person. At this moment something was determined that later had incalculable consequences, as I will recount in time.
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