Obasan
Obasan is told in flashbacks by Naomi Nakane. It tells about her family’s treatment by the Canadian Government during WWII.The major conflict in Obasan was the way the Nakane family was moved around and taken away from all that was theirs. The conflict wasn’t ever really resolved. The war ended, and they still were not allowed to go home. Eventually, the children grew up and Stephen moved away, but the rest of the people just stayed in Granton. The unjustness of the Canadian Government in WWII. Race doesn’t define what makes someone a "Canadian". Naomi Nakane: Naomi is 5’1" and 105 pounds. She has straight black hair, and a "youthful, oriental face". Naomi is somewhat shy as a child. She doesn’t play a musical instrument. She ends up being a schoolteacher, in Granton, and has trouble controlling her class because of her somewhat shy nature. She is not married, and is sometimes considered an old maid. Stephen Nakane: Stephen, as an adult, is starting to get a little bit heavy, and his hair is streaking with grey. As a child, he broke his leg, and had a slight limp. Stephen tried to put as much distance between him and his Japanes
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Approximate Word count = 1258
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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