Obasan by Joy Kogawa

Obasan is a powerful novel written in the first person with the eyes of Naomi Nakane being the main character of the novel. This book focuses on memories and experiences of Naomi. The environment is Western Canada, and the novel often goes back and forth between 1972 and the Second World War. 1972 was the year Naomi lived in, World War II was when Naomi and many Japanese Canadians had to cope with difficulties and unfairness. Naomi lives in the western part of Canada and is a 36 - year - old junior high school teacher.

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 and even 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.

Mary Sherry's novel Frankenstein and Joykogawa's Obasan were written by female writers. Novels use the same narrative structure as several tenses. Both stories involve moral questions and help us judge right and wrong. In both cases, abandoned people are subjected to serious disgust and disgust. OBASAN 's theme is injustice of the Canadian government in World War II. Likewise, Frankenstein shows JVC 's dangerous knowledge abuse and fraud against monsters. In Obasan, Japanese Canadians are discriminated by the government, and many of them are discriminated in Canada. In Frankenstein, the monster receives discrimination from its creator and society. Sherry made a strong psychological picture showing the cruel performance of the monster. Kogawa also expresses the pain experienced by completely innocent people (only for their legacy).

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.