5/10/2023 0 Comments Review of the buddha in the atticHowever, when we compare both texts’ handling of this theme a stark difference is immediately made clear Niemöller ’s poem is unambiguous, ‘they’ took people and the lyrical subject both admits to observing this and doing nothing. So, whilst the redefinition of ‘we’ is often inconsistent or deliberately contradictory, the general focal point could be said to be centred around Japanese Americans (with the emotional core of the narrative often focusing on Japanese American women). the focus begins with Japanese picture brides, then expands to Japanese American women, then to Japanese American mothers and then Japanese Americans in general, this coinciding with the evolution of the themes from first journey, first night, integrating in the US, raising children and finally being regarded with suspicion and hostility when Japan assaults Pearl Harbor and war is declared. Nevertheless, it could be said that the focus is generally expanding as the novel proceeds, i.e. This subtle movement varies from sentence to sentence and is not always consistent or unambiguous. For most of the narrative the ‘we’ changes in a fashion that is directly linked to the thematic focalisation of each chapter. The Buddha in the Attic is primarily a work that discusses and depicts the lives of a marginalised and historically silenced group(s) of people.
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