If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will build a familiarity with the Meiji Era of Japan, and how it functions within the country's larger historical context.
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Students will discuss themes of cultural conflict, and the troubles individuals in Japan faced during their country's rapid Westernization.
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Students will explore misanthropy, and discuss how people react to a trauma in the long term.
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Students will explore how loneliness and love manifest themselves differently in different people.
