Complex sentence: Algren grows to respect the simple and disciplined lifestyle of the samurai and their families, and as time passes, he integrates more fully with their society, learning samurai martial techniques as well as the Japanese language.
Split into simpler sentences: Algren grows to respect the simple and disciplined lifestyle of the samurai and their families. As time passes, he integrates more fully with their society, learning samurai martial techniques as well as the Japanese language.