The largest aspects of a story's exposition include the introduction to conflict, characters, and setting. Select one of these elements from your text so far. Discuss, in depth, your understanding of the element, and how you believe it will continue to develop and transform throughout the reading.
For example: Focus on one specific character you have been introduced to. Discuss their description and character traits, as well as your opinion of the character so far. Then, share any predictions you may have for the character's future.
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It is very easy to notice the conflict in the beginning of the story. Ichiro has to deal with the problems of the changed world he has come into after spending 4 years away in camps for japanese americans and prison for not joining the war effort. For example when he meets his old friend and he spits in Ichiro’s face and calls him “no no boy” only because he did not join the war. All of this change and hostility has just made Ichiro feel unwelcome and sad that his old home has turned into this and that he seems to be hated by everybody. I feel like this will be one of the main problems throughout the story and cause the main conflict.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Accept when you say he was hated by every one. His parents didn't hate him. And when Ichiro made the choice of not joining the military, was it really out of weakness, or was it out of disloyalty?
DeleteIt seems though that Ichiro didn't join the military because his parents said it won't make him japanese. Also seems like some oh his sadness is because of his mother and how she made him have this "madness".
DeleteI agree. Although it's prominent that society disapproves of his actions, I believe that his own hatred for himself will be his biggest issue. Feeling as though he doesn't belong to America or Japan when both have given him options to prove his faith will cause him to tear apart when he denys both offers, and realizes he is not both Japanese and American, but he is neither.
DeleteThe main character ichiro is in his mid twenties and he starts out the story near the end of his journey home from jail after he served 2 years for not wanting to serve in the U.S military during World War II, this creates bad feelings between him and people that chose to serve and he gets shamed for his decision. He creates a setting in his mind where it was his mom's influence or “what was supposed to happen” was him not joining the military and he feels like the loneliness and unwelcomeness he feels is what his mom did to him.
ReplyDeleteI feel like most of his inner conflicts will come through his past and how it relates to his present situation, referring to his mom. It will most likely just make everything that he goes through impact him more by reminding of the past.
DeleteI agree, with ichiro being raised in a extremely nationalistic japanese family and his mother's unwillingness to accept that japan lost the war it will bring conflict and further drive out the problems he will face, especially because he believes otherwise and can see his mother’s madness in himself
DeleteI don't think Ichiro's mom did anything to him. She is far nationalistic, and it's been a huge influence on him. What made Ichiro the man he is, is the "madness which I have taken [from you mom]" (Okada p. 43).
DeleteIn the story we get a sense of our main character right away. He is a 25 year old Japanese American named Ichiro. He arrives in Seattle 4 years after being gone and he feels like an outcast because the author states, “Walking down the street that autumn morning with a small, black suitcase, he felt like an intruder in a world to which he had no claim.” (Okada, 1). We also see that our character likes to keep to himself and isn’t interested in talking to people because he sees a person that we can only guess used to be his friend. This person Eto tries to talk to Ichiro and catch up but Ichiro ignores him and is rude. I think this will continue throughout the story because during world war 2 Japanese Americans were thought to be the bad guys in our country and were treated poorly and I think that Ichiro will have trust issues that will continue.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right about how he felt like an out cast. Mainly because of the racism against the Japanese during the time.
Deletewhile i agree on the outcast part, i don't believe that racism played a role in his feeling like an outcast, in the story most japanese had two choices, either join the army or go to jail and because of the extremely nationalistic views of most of their parents or people who are immigrants themselves anyone who has chosen to join the army is not seen as Japanese and like ichiro's mother said “they are dead” but anyone who didn't join the army is seen as a weak person or a traitor.
DeleteThe setting is in Seattle in The United States After World War 2. “‘Yes, I believe it. I know it. America is still here. Do you see the great Japanese army walking down the streets? No. There is no Japanese army any more’” (13). As the story continues, it will be more and more clear what it was like for Japanese-Americans living in this time period. As events with racism and internment camps deeply affected the Japanese-American population.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this as you can already see how Japanese-Americans are affected. But as the story continues I feel that we will discover more problems that they had to go through and how it overall affected the Japanese-Americans at the time.
DeleteI agree with this also because the Japanese-Americans all came to America for fortune and believe that they can go back to Japan like Ichiro's mom says she will.
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DeleteDid America drop the bombs yet? Have the bombs been mentioned?
DeleteIchiro seems to live an ordinary life, but racial discrimination is still prevalent. Americans and Japanese-Americans have a broken relationship that seems unfixable. It's seen when Ichiro calls black men “Friggin’ niggers…” (Okada p. 7). After the black men tell Ichiro to, “‘Go back to Tokyo, boy.’” (Okada p. 7). Japanese discrimination makes the main characters outsiders of society. Both blacks and Japanese are in the minority, but the Japanese are still hated for the Pearl Harbor attack.
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ReplyDeleteThis story takes place in the U.S.A in the city of Seattle in the state of Washington, in the middle of World War II where the world is split up into two factions the “Allies and Axis”. At this time Japanese-Americans were thought poorly of and people thought some were spies for the japanese so most were sent to camps. But unlike the camps that the Nazis ran, these were not death camps and were just there to house the Japanese-Americans until the war was over even though some conditions were poor. In the book it says how the main character was in these camps, “He had been gone for four years, two in camp and two in prison”.
ReplyDeleteI agree because the Japanese did live in horrible and mistreated conditions
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ReplyDeleteIn the first chapter we are introduced with our main character. His name is Ichiro, he is a 25 year old Japanese American who arrived in Seattle 4 years ago. He feels rejected because of the frame between America and Japan. We know this because they author says “Walking down the street that autumn morning with a small, black suitcase, he felt like an intruder in a world to which he had no claim.” (Oskada, 1). He’s also question himself of why he back here again and that he’d rather go to prison then be here. “Christ, he thought to himself, just goddam kid is all I was. Didn’t know enough to wipe my own nose. What the hell have i done? What am I doing back here? Best thing I can do would be to kill some son of a bitch and head back to prison” (Oskada, 1). I feel like Ichiro well feel these way throughout the story or at least when he is here in the U.S
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DeleteI think Ichiro is going to turn around and have a different view point.
DeleteI agree that Ichiro will continue to feel repressed while in the United States, and he will also regret not returning home after realizing he has abandoned all his possibilities for a true home.
DeleteThis story takes place in Seattle of the U.S.A and in the beginning we are clearly introduced to our main character, Ichiro. He is a Japanese-American and is 25 years old. Ichiro refused to join the US in fighting WW2 so he was placed into an internment camp. After Ichiro is released he goes back to a typical American life. But for Ichiro it was not easy. Throughout the book he is not a guy who is accepted, “He is known to fail to arouse” (Okada 1). This was a hard time for Ichiro because most Japanese were hated for their actions on Pearl Harbor. I think as soon as the war ends in the book the Japanese will be treated like any other American in a good way.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, Although it may take some time for him to be fully accepted. The only reason I could see him not being accepted, is because of the reason that he was in jail.
DeleteThe main character Ichiro is a Japanese-American citizen who had been punished in Japanese internment camps for not serving in the U.S. army. Ichiro is met with the feeling of being alone, in his personal life as well as in society. In his personal life, outside of his father he had no one close to him. Although he has a mother she seems to be standoffish when she's introduced. As for standing out in society, he is called a "'No-No Boy...'"(Okada 3) by someone who recognized him on the streets. This term was coined to represent those who choose to be Japanese, but also choose to be american. When viewed by society, they are choosing to be neither. His family conflicts that begin to develop as well as the struggle no-no boys similar to him are facing are the conflicts that Ichiro has been faced with. I predict that Ichiro's mother and brother will come around to him, and help him in facing society's disrespect towards him.
ReplyDeleteI agree too that his mother and brother will start to support him, Because they start to realize how he was affected.
DeleteI would have to disagree. In Ichiros mothers mind, the japaneese way is the only way. I think that this could tear apart their relationship, with Ichiro going more towards the american side.
DeleteIchiro has been thrown into a world where things are much different from before. He has to adapt to this new setting. The setting Ichiro is in right now is very negative, his brother is rebelling against his mother by going into war. Ichiro's family wants him to stay japanese and ignore the americans, with her belief that the war is still going on. I can't see Ichiro living in this situation for very long, I think that he may move out and start to become more american.
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