Obasan by Jow Kogawa

Abstract: The first article in the diary is Ann 's 13th birthday on June 12th. She talked about how she woke up early, had to suppress herself until 7am to wake her parents and open up a gift. She insists that the diary of one of these gifts may be "best." She tells her a list of gifts and after saying that she is "completely spoiled" she will go to school with her friends. On Sunday, she held a birthday party with her friend at school.

I decided to read Ogawa 's novel novel "Obasan". This novel, written in 1981, conveys details of how Japanese were discriminated during the Second World War. The main purpose of the writer is to educate readers about how difficult it is for families and other Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia, especially Vancouver. Ogawa Hiki attempts to show how ignorant British Columbia actually exists, and we do not yet fully understand what happened during the war. She also tried to teach Canadians Japanese culture.

Ogawa explored the use of silence, explaining the suppression and marginalization of Japanese Canadians. Ogawa explained the silence as a form of power, and Obasan conveyed her sorrow through silence. In spite of the silence of Obasan, Ogawa said "she is a small village in the world who wrote infinite personal details of life" (Obasan 16). People may regard this silence as repression, but Japanese culture has dignity and power to those who continue. Japanese culture may be the reason why Japanese Canadians follow immigration orders. But when Naomi faced her past memories, silence was broken at the end of the novel.

In the book, Obasan, Joykogawa uses images to convey various symbolic meanings in the life of Naomi. Naomi traveled fiction and revealed the truth about her past. One of the many literary elements of the novel is an image of an animal that emphasizes the meaning and contributes to the theme of the novel. Several animals are mentioned through the novel to express Naomi's emotions and her journey. - "Merely relying on physical copying can not complete learning skills and let the players and team take the next step, the image is equally important, more important" (Malley). Sports are done by the body, but many people believe it is won by heart. Naturally, sports performers are increasingly interested in psychology to become more advantageous than competitors.