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Obasan
Title: Obasan
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 416 | Pages: 1.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Obasan
"Obasan" is an autobiographical novel, a story about the internment of
Japanese Canadians during World War II. The book is narrated by Naomi Nakane,
a second generation Japanese Canadian who was six years old at the time of the
internment. The silence, the lost of family, and the racism all intertwine with the
internment.
At first, Naomi was borned in a comfortable Vancouver home. She was
protected by family warmth and filled with music. Because …showed first 75 words of 416 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 416 total…Naomi and her brother had to face the harsh jokes
about being Japanese. Almost all of the Japanese student including Naomi had a
shortened names, because they wanted to hide their long Japanese name.
This novel reveals the emotional struggles of the Japanese forced into internment
in World War II, and the pain that the little girl Naomi had to endure at that time. It
showed how cruel the governments are toward the racial affairs.
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