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Loading... So Far from the Bamboo Grove (edition 1994)by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Work detailsSo far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
None. "So Far from the Bamboo Grove" deals with many key concepts including adversity, adaptability, survival, perseverance, and the strive to fight through negative situations with the knowledge that things will get better. The story also presents the perspectives of both the Japanese and Koreans in the final days of World War II. The author shows the reader that not all Japanese agree with the war and imperialism and not all Koreans agree with communism. It shows the Japanese as being the refugees who are fighting for survival, and the Koreans who are taking back the land that is rightfully theirs. The story is told from the perspective of a young Japanese girl who was living a simple, normal life who was suddenly forced to run for her life due to extreme racism on the part of the Koreans. This is in stark contrast to the widely-known image of the Japanese having unlimited power and crushing all opposition. The author shows the reader a vulnerable and defenseless Japanese Empire. The author incorporated gory, disturbing, and frightening imagery throughout the first half of the story. (  ) j-plant | Oct 9, 2012 |  RGG: The story of the Japanese escape from its occupation of Korea at the end of World War II. Told from the perspective of a Japanese family. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 | RGG: The story of the Japanese escape from its occupation of Korea at the end of World War II. Told from the perspective of a Japanese family. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 | RGG: The story of the Japanese escape from its occupation of Korea at the end of World War II. Told from the perspective of a Japanese family. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 | RGG: The story of the Japanese escape from its occupation of Korea at the end of World War II. Told from the perspective of a Japanese family. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0688131158, Paperback)In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:16:32 -0500) A fictionalized autobiography in which eleven-year-old Yoko escapes from Korea to Japan with her mother and sister at the end of World War II. (summary from another edition) |
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