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The Interpreter
Mokichi is a young man, one of the few named Christians in Tomogi, the first village Rodrigues and Garrpe visit. When Japanese officials descend on Tomogi and demand volunteers to be cross-examined, Mokichi volunteers. During the examination, though he tries to apostatize as Rodrigues told him to, Mokichi cannot bear it, and is revealed to be a Christian. He is thus tortured in executed in front of his village alongside Ichizo.
Mokichi Quotes in Silence
The Silence quotes below are all either spoken by Mokichi or refer to Mokichi. 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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Chapter 4
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This was the splendid martyrdom I had often seen in my dreams. But the martyrdom of the Japanese Christians I now describe to you was no such glorious thing. What a miserable painful business it was! The rain falls unceasingly on the sea. And the sea which willed them surges on uncannily—in silence.
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Mokichi Quotes in Silence
The Silence quotes below are all either spoken by Mokichi or refer to Mokichi. 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:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
This was the splendid martyrdom I had often seen in my dreams. But the martyrdom of the Japanese Christians I now describe to you was no such glorious thing. What a miserable painful business it was! The rain falls unceasingly on the sea. And the sea which willed them surges on uncannily—in silence.
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