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Obasan

Settings

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

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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