The Book Aokigahara By Matsumoto

Japanese American families were sent to internment camps located at a desert in Utah almost in less than 24 hours during World War ll. It was supposed to be luxurious and a dream, yet it was the complete opposite. In the book, When the emperor was divine, Julie Otsuka describes each character and their stories through different points of views. She tells their story by recounting each of the main character's emotional experiences while showing the life of Japanese Americans and how they were labeled in others eyes. Otsuka writes not only about the venture of being taken to an internment camp, but how each character changes in the process. Through each person comes a story and why they changed into somewhat the opposite of their

Like walking through a barren street in a crumbling ghost town, isolation can feel melancholy and hopeless. Yet, all it takes is an ordinary flower bud amidst the desolation to show life really can exist anywhere. This is similar to Stephen’s journey in The Samurai’s Garden. This novel is about an ailing Chinese boy named Stephen who goes to a Japanese village during a time of war between Japan and China to recover from his disease. By forming bonds with several locals and listening to their stories, he quickly matures into a young adult. Throughout the novel, Gail Tsukiyama shows how disease forces Stephen into isolation; however, Matsu’s garden and Sachi lead him out of solitude.

The idea that beauty is found in all forms is widely accepted, yet ironically, many still find it a difficult concept to apply to themselves. For example, in The Samurai’s Garden, Sachi finds it challenging to accept herself when she discovers she has leprosy. However, as the story progresses, Sachi says she began to become accustomed to her looks and is not as sensitive to the subject of her disease. Along the way, she discovers that beauty is not always seen with eyes, but felt with the heart and soul. Throughout the novel, Gail Tsukiyama persistently shows that new and unique beauty is stronger and more meaningful than physical appearance or something ordinary through the people Stephen encounters and his experiences.

“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live”- Hans Christian Anderson. This is what the Mongolian nomads follow throughout their lives. They move from place to place looking for livestock, they live in yurts, but they all value family and love. Mongolians’ lifestyles are different from New Yorkers. Everywhere in New York looks similar, you see and hear people all the time. Everyone transports the same way like by bus or car. Everywhere you look there is somebody who is like you. However, Mongolians are never in the same or similar place;instead, their lives depend on traveling.

The Samurai’s Garden, written by Gail Tsukiyama, incorporates the various aspect of myth throughout the plot, from how the Japanese worship to the rituals they perform. Stephan-san, a young Chinese man, when he first arrived in Tarumi Japan, discovered the Japanese ritual of being clean. The Japanese in this book had a strong desire to be sanitary in every aspect of their life both physically and morally. They used to be physically clean to visualize being spiritually clean. Another part of the mythology in this novel was the worshipping of the kami deities. These deities dwelled in the shrine near Tarumi and Stephan-san along with Matsu traveled to the shrine to worship and pray to the kami fox deity, the Inari. Two facets of The

I believe Murakami is one of the best leaders in The Samurai’s Tale when compared to Wada Kansuke, and Lord Akiyama due to his caring, trustworthy, and loyal ways. The reason why I think Murakami is better because he shows many skills and he likes to go all out and doesn’t hesitate much on things he thinks he should do or not to do. Lord Akiyama is a good leader because he gives good orders and people listen to them. Murakami and Wada Kansuke are mostly the same because of their personality and because they have honor, and they are reliable. Lord Akiyama is merciful and he is kind to other people and he favorites Murakami the most. Wada Kansuke is a wise, kind, and smart leader, but he is not as caring as Murakami. Murakami always listens to the commands he is given. The comparison between the three characters are very similar and their personalities are too.

Gail Tsukiyama’s The Samurai’s Garden is set in 1930s Japan, the theme of war and peace is developed through Character interaction. Characters in the story have very different reactions to the same circumstances. Through the character of Stephen, one can conclude that outside forces do not control a person’s life because in life, people can take what has been given to them and do with it what they wish. In other words, life is what you make of it. Even though the war in China is very important to Stephen, he does not let it interfere with his descisions in Tarumi.

The innocence of the narrator in chapter 12 of Joy Kogawa’s book Obasan is contradictory to the dark feeling this text provokes. As the chapter follows Naomi-chan, a five year old Japanese Canadian girl, up until the moment she realises her place in Canada it addresses a significant theme. The chapter shows the unfair treatment of “Japs” in Canadian society through structural characteristics, use of supportive characters, and stylistics. The chapter features repetition and other structural characteristics like the innocence of the narrator allows for the reader to learn and question the events taking place as they occur. Aside from the narrator, Stephen tends to speak often as a supportive character and adds depth to the narrators thought

A single document led to over 100,000 individuals being forced to move out of their homes. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Order 9066 authorized people with Japanese heritage in the United States to be placed in internment camps. U.S. officials indicated that Japanese Americans were the cause despite the attack coming from outside the country. Julie Otsuka’s When the Emperor was Divine is a story about one of these Japanese American families that is forced move to an internment camp. Several occurrences in and relating to the story involve concealing the truth. People will hide the truth to protect those they care about, whether it actually helps them or not.

In Julie Otsuka’s novel When the Emperor was Divine, a Japanese family living in America is taken to an internment camp due to suspicions of treason. From the point at which their father is taken away to their return home, the family has their identity eroded. Otsuka represents this loss of the family’s identity through their fear of being different, and their names.

Theme: is the conflict between generations in changing Japan. Meaning 
the ways of past generations are giving way to new values that have not been fully developed in the younger generations. One exanple of this being that suicide, carried out in the face of defeat have now lost of its meaning and honor in younger generations.

There’s a knock at the door one early morning. Strangers in suits say they need to speak to dad. The next moment, he is being drug away to the car still in his robe and slippers, an image that will resonate for years. The family in Julie Otsuka’s book, When the Emperor was Divine, depicts this story, as they endured a journey through internment camps that challenged and manipulated their identities (Otsuka 74). Although Japanese Americans endured a much different experience in internment camps during the Second World War, the roles of family members were distorted in the same ways for both Japanese-Americans and the average American family.

The video game that popularized video games, Super Mario Bros. The man that designed that game back in 1985 was Shigeru Miyamoto. A living legend in the world of video games. He created a number of Nintendo biggest franchises. Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Star Fox, and The Legend of Zelda are just a few of the games he has helped to create.

Portrait of an Arhat (Rakan) was created in Edo period of the Japanese art culture. This period started in 1615-1868 when culture expression started to really blossom for the Japanese culture (Singer). From statues, lavish paintings, and religion the art speaks vibrant vibrations. This culturally diverse period gets its name from the city of Edo, known as Tokyo modern day. Which became the headquarters of the government when Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542 – 1616) unified the country (Department of Asian Art). The Tokugawa regime was started in 1603, when the emperor, in “recognition of Ieyasu’s supremacy on the battlefield”, appointed him shogun. Shogun is the highest military position you can carry in Japan (Singer). After this Japan had strict laws on not using motor vehicles were put into place. Going into the 1630s, contact with the outside world was stopped through “official prohibition of foreigners” (Department of Asian Art). Around 1720 Edo had a population of “more than one million residents having more population than London or Paris at the time” (Singer). According to Art of Edo Japan Kyoto, was city of temples and shrines. It was the leading center of arts and crafts production with a population of close to 400,000 (Singer).

In The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro places Mr. Stevens’ stay at the Taylors’ house directly after Lord Darlington’s abrupt dismissal of two Jewish staff members, and he uses different tones and the repetition of key phrases in the two incidents to contrast the generosity, respect, and hospitality of the lower class with the racism, cruelty, and emotional detachment of the upper class nobles. Ishiguro especially contrasts the way the two classes treat each other with the courtesy of the lower class and the apathy of the upper class. Ishiguro uses a generally cold and distant tone while Lord Darlington is speaking to Stevens about firing the Jewish housemaids; however, he uses a warm and friendly tone when the Taylors and the rest of