Obasan
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place
The rural town of Cecil, Alberta, in Canada.
time
-1954 is when they started the trips to coulee, or ravine, in Granton, Alberta, with her uncle Isamu, and it was last mentioned that they went there in 1972.
Characters
reference: Sparknotes*
Aunt Emily
Aunt Emily is a smart, energetic woman who campaigns relentlessly on behalf of Japanese Canadians.
Naomi’s aunt is the quietest character in the novel, but she is also one of its most forceful personalities
Uncle (Isamu/Sam Nakane)
Uncle is a quiet, kind, and steady man. A good husband to Obasan, he is also an excellent provider and father figure for Naomi and Stephen
Naomi
The narrator and main character of the novel. Naomi, a thirty-six-year-old schoolteacher, is both tormented and fascinated by her childhood memories
Vocabulary
Main conflicts
Naomi's struggle to deal with her past.
Themes
Uncommon Ideas and Values
Coming of age
Subtopic
Romanticism
Examples
Deaths,Abandonment,Alientaion
