You Only Live Twice Chapter Summary & Analysis - Scissors Cut Paper Summary

Scissors Cut Paper Summary

James Bond is dealing with the death of his new wife, Tracy, who was shot and killed by Bond's nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld just nine months ago. Bond is devastated and trying to pick up the pieces of his life and move on the best he can. Unfortunately, his grief makes him careless and accident prone. He begins to make mistakes that nearly cost him his life and the lives of others.

The book opens to a geisha party where James Bond and Tiger Tanaka are attending. Bond is being entertained. He and Tanaka are playing a game, most commonly known as rock paper scissors, all while enjoying sake shots.

Tanaka calls Bond, Bondo-san, due to the fact that James is hard to pronounce in Japanese. They decide to go best out of three. They raise their fists and throw the first hand. Tanaka throws a stone, and...
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