Author Credentials: Yamamoto Tsunetomo was a scribe for a samurai. He was influenced in his early years by a Buddhist monk and Confucian scholar. When his master died, he then became a Buddhist priest, and after this nothing is known about his life.
Summary: This passage is all about what samurais are and what the characteristics of samurais are. The author talks about what a samurai should act and be like, and how people should treat samurais.
Analysis: Overall, this passage is well written. The author seems to be very knowledgeable of samurai and their actions. This knowledge is probably from when Tsunetomo was a scribe to a samurai. Overall, there was some bias towards samurais, making them sound like they can do no wrong.
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