The book targets all types of audiences. It is very compelling and I think that all age groups can interpret and incorporate events that take place into their own lives. For example the younger ones can relate to Beccah her life as a kid, especially the school field trip permission that she forged her moms name on to. For the middle age group, we can look at the book from the middle perspective, where we can see the big picture. The mothers can relate to Akiko and her protective attitude towards Beccah.

Nora Okja Keller is of Korean descent, and there fore there is a lot of Korean culture incorporated into this book. I think that her primary point was to let the readers know about the history and culture of Korea, using the comfort women as an example of the tragic torture her culture went through. The story turned personal, which also made clear the after effects of that time period.The picture painted of Akiko's enforced prostitution for the Japanese army is unflinching and terrible, wh

What I found most compelling was how Nora used so much artistry in this book. For example when Akiko died and Beccah was listening to the tape that Akiko left for her and she started writing down the stories on a bed sheet. Nora called it a canvas making it an artistic event. Beccah could have just written everything on paper, but by making her write on the canvas the reader is aware that this was a very important event to Beccah, and also makes it a metaphorically important event to the reader. It can also be inspirational to artists.

ile its results years later are just as blunt.Akiko went crazy, some might say. I think that Nora is trying to communicate another point across; to look beyond a persons actions and try to figure out what made them that way. If all of us went through the torture and hard times of being a comfort woman as Akiko did, who knows how we would have wound up.

I think the majority of the audience will enjoy this book. It has something in it for everyone. Immigrants can relate to it because they had to start from the beginning just like Akiko did. Also their kids can relate to it, and maybe realize that they shouldn't be ashamed of how their parents act and realize that the

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