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Narrator moves to California after mothers death
Post WWII
End of the twentieth century
Osaka
Kikuko goes to Osaka University
Home
Room with Battleship
Symbolizes fathers involvement in war
Infused with strictness and tradition
Tokyo
Garden
Well
Gothic Symbolism
Haunted
Ominous atmosphere
Mysterious
Kamakura district
A military dictatorship
Women tend to children and the home
Men work
Father works at a business firm
Mothers death
Purity
Changing the state of one's soul
Symbolizes the death of a past soul
Mother found roaming near well
Afterlife
Spiritual form
Speaks little his father years after the death of his mother
Differences in attitude
Awkward timid interactions with her father
Speaks with emotion to brother
Keeps secrets from family
Plans of moving to the United States
Speaks little to the son
Did not inquire about sons decision
Wanted son to say with him
After firm collapse lived in disgraced
Killed himself due to the struggles of living in disgrace
Wanted to succeed an live with honour
Mother and Father
Forced concepts of tradition on children
Led to the rejected of cultural values
Business firm fell
Symbolizes the fall of tradition
Modern
Moved away from Japan
Grew up absent to cultural values
Smokes
Uncommon from traditional concepts
Wants to move away from Japan
Reflects on his past experiences
Wanting to join the Air Force
Business firm
Time in navy
Wishes he raised his children to support one another
Left Japan abruptly after mothers death
Spent time by himself
Kikuko left to pursue academic success in another city
Son left to America
Suicidal
Killed family because of disgrace
Considered a 'nobel' man
Smoked in secret
Unsure
Reassuring
Emotional
Adventurous
Humble
Ate 'Fugu' for well respected friend
Leading cause to her death
Large jaw line
"Furious black eyebrows"
Formidable looking
Resembled a politician
Chou En-lai
Traditional
Respected
Lonely
Depressed
Contradictory
Grieved
Independent
Uncustomary
Could not face himself in disgrace
Lost his honour as a man
Self-inflicted habits from smoking
Unsure if leaving the country is a good idea
Failure as a businessman
Business partner died
Closing of business firm
Depression
Grief
Death of Wife
Loneliness
Son lives in the United States
Kikuko goes to university in another city
Regrets his choices as a parent
Choices regarding his daughter
Daughter is going to leave the house and country
Choices regarding his son
Wanted to spend time
Couldn't due to business ventures
Lost cause in America
Recently broke up with girlfriend (Vicki)
Grieving over mothers death
Does not publicly show his deeper emotions
Conflicted with the future
Debates whether or not he should Go back to USA or stay in Japan
Harakiri
Killed himself and family due to the lack of honour
Ashamed to face society
Considered disgracefully to society
Subjected to gender roles
Expected to perform domestic duties
Expected to tend her fathers house
Hiding smoking habits from father
Hiding her plans to leave the house
Was expected to tend her fathers house
Clash of mentalities
Modern vs Traditional
Subtopic
Lack of communication
