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In “The Sukiyaki Book Club,” Markie is the unnamed writer’s young son. He lives with his mother and younger sister, Maryam, in a cramped apartment next to the train station. Recently, a teacher at school has suggested that Markie needs to have his hearing tested. This contributes to the unnamed writer’s guilt over the ways her unideal living conditions are harming her children.
Markie Quotes in Foreign Soil
The Foreign Soil quotes below are all either spoken by Markie or refer to Markie. 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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The Sukiyaki Book Club
Quotes
Markie’s prep class performed the song for their school assembly item last year. The teacher taught them to sing it jovially, with an upbeat tempo, swaying with joy. “Sukiyaki,” his teacher had called it, the easier name the song was given when it reached Western shores. Even after we did the research on the history of the song and Markie presented it for Tuesday Show and Tell, the teacher still insisted on having the kids smile through it, as if they were singing “Happy Birthday”: a song about a man overwhelmed with despair.
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Explanation and Analysis:
This story is not going to be sent out, in any case. Most likely never even completed. Certainly not published and read. Because Avery is hanging upside down, and it will all end in tragedy. The only way down is for a scared little girl to hurt herself. I do not know how to rescue Avery gently.
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Markie Quotes in Foreign Soil
The Foreign Soil quotes below are all either spoken by Markie or refer to Markie. 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:
).
The Sukiyaki Book Club
Quotes
Markie’s prep class performed the song for their school assembly item last year. The teacher taught them to sing it jovially, with an upbeat tempo, swaying with joy. “Sukiyaki,” his teacher had called it, the easier name the song was given when it reached Western shores. Even after we did the research on the history of the song and Markie presented it for Tuesday Show and Tell, the teacher still insisted on having the kids smile through it, as if they were singing “Happy Birthday”: a song about a man overwhelmed with despair.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
This story is not going to be sent out, in any case. Most likely never even completed. Certainly not published and read. Because Avery is hanging upside down, and it will all end in tragedy. The only way down is for a scared little girl to hurt herself. I do not know how to rescue Avery gently.
