Just a little japanese
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A hero is someone admired for their achievements and qualities. Someone who performs a courageous act, saves another life, or learns to experience a higher range of human spiritual life. In the case or Eric Patrick, he becomes a quiet hero who sets an example for all. He was able to see his destiny and become free. He was able to overcome situations that were tough, believing that a universal smile would be enough. He took the time to learn and changed his fears to glory tears. In structuring the narrative, "Just a Little Japanese", Eric Patrick uses the elements of the archetypical hero quest to focus on his shared cultural experience.
Primarily, all hero quests begin with someone who feels there is more to experience in life then the ordinary existence. Eric Patrick wanted to experience a new country, a new culture, a new power of knowledge. He believed to learn the Japanese lifestyle was an opportunity most will never have...