characters are in engaged in a dialogue which is common for a mother and a daughter to

have. In act two, scene four, Chizuko and Aki seem to express frustration to each other

after Aki coming home late after a music lesson with Kaoru.

Chizuko knows something is very wrong for her young daughter spending so

much time with a grown man, causes her to be so upset with Aki: "CHIZUKO: I mean

other people! How do you think it looks: you all the time in a man's room?" (2,4). For a

mother, trying to get through to her daughter is a very frustrating task. It's hard for

Chizuko to show Aki that all her frustration is in the best interest for her: "CHIZUKO: I

have lots to worry about. I got to see you have enough to eat, give you an education, see

you're dressed decent-so people won't say, "Those kids don't have a father." See you're

not left with debts, like what happened to me. See you don't make a mess (of) ..." (2,4).

Chizuko is trying to protect her young daughter, she is afraid that Aki is going to get hurt

if she pours all her emotions towards this grown man, by Aki not understanding this

Chizuko becomes angry: "CHIZUKO: I know you don't care ... r

"CHIZUKO: someone more your age...

discovers is more of an irritation on Chizukos' part because the statement is true that she

In the dialogue in act two, scene four, a discovery of jealousy is shown between

CHIZUKO: That's ridiculous! He likes all of us. He told me!" (2,4).

The author Yamauchis' characters displays a common frustration between a

should be spending time with kids her age: "CHIZUKO: If you want a friend to talk to,

AKI: Yes, because he pays attention (to me)...

doing with Karou. Aki is just talking with him and her mother could not possibly

Some common words found in the essay are:
Chizuko Aki, CHIZUKO That's, Karou Aki, Karou Karou, AKI I'm, Aki Chizuko, Kaoru Aki, Kaoru Love, Ichiro Tomu, Aki CHIZUKO, mother daughter, aki feels, mother understand, 24 aki, mother aki, aki mother, 24 aki understand, i'm live, understand mother, aki understand, chizuko trying, understand mother concerned, trying protect daughter, aki understand mother,
Approximate Word count = 895
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)