Post by Charlynn on Jul 12, 2011 12:37:25 GMT -5
Kira-Kira
~ by: Cynthia Kadohata
Though she wishes for better things, Katie, a child of poor, Japanese parents, is content with her life, mainly because of her older sister and best friend, Lynn, but, when Lynn becomes sick, Katie's family completely falls apart. Despite the fact that Kadohata foreshadows that Lynn's life will be cut short, she uses the older girl's thoughts to, at times, offer contrast and further insight into the narrator, Katie's, personality. In addition, the author not only depicts a Japanese-American family during the 1950's and 1960's, but she also details how cultural intolerance, deplorable working conditions, and economic hardships further restrict and burden Katie's family. As if this isn't enough misfortune, eventually, Lynn dies. Through the loss of her beloved sister, though, Katie learns that it is okay to hate the disease which took Lynn's life, that life goes on, and that the mundane can be magical; it can be kira-kira.
5 out of 5 Stars
~ by: Cynthia Kadohata
Though she wishes for better things, Katie, a child of poor, Japanese parents, is content with her life, mainly because of her older sister and best friend, Lynn, but, when Lynn becomes sick, Katie's family completely falls apart. Despite the fact that Kadohata foreshadows that Lynn's life will be cut short, she uses the older girl's thoughts to, at times, offer contrast and further insight into the narrator, Katie's, personality. In addition, the author not only depicts a Japanese-American family during the 1950's and 1960's, but she also details how cultural intolerance, deplorable working conditions, and economic hardships further restrict and burden Katie's family. As if this isn't enough misfortune, eventually, Lynn dies. Through the loss of her beloved sister, though, Katie learns that it is okay to hate the disease which took Lynn's life, that life goes on, and that the mundane can be magical; it can be kira-kira.
5 out of 5 Stars