"Flames" from Territory of Light by Tsushima Yuko - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are working through the Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories and have arrived on "Flames" by Yuko Tsushima. We didn't realize this was a chapter in the collected novel  "Territory of Light." What do you guys think of this story? Can it stand on its own? Did you see themes of loss and return to innocence?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:26 I-Novel Context

3:09 Plot Summary

5:15 Analysis

16:37 Wrap Up and Ratings

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