Racism, Trauma, Survival in Different “Languages”--.pptVIP

Racism, Trauma,  Survival in Different “Languages”-- Obasan Chaps 5-14 Kate Liu Outline [Last week] Enemy Aliens vs. Survivors Discussion Questions Memory and Language: Memory of Different Forms -- Aya Obasan, Aunt Emily, and Naomi Different Languages Family Togetherness vs. Fragmentation Wartime Examples of Racism [Children’s] Responses to Trauma [Adults] Emily’s Obasan: Time Line Plot (1) 1972 | | 1954 Chap 1: 8/9 1972 --1954 Granton ? 1951(the bombing of Nagasaki) — Chap 2: 9/13, 1972 Uncle’s death Chap 3: back to Obasan’s house, question about the mother Chap 4: memories of the family (photos and stone bread) Chap 5: Aya Obasan in the attic, memory as spider Obasan: Time Line Plot (2) 1972 | | 1941 Chap 6: nightmare Chap 7: Emily’s package—her last visit and the question if Naomi wants to know “everything” Chap 8: Obasan lady of the leftovers Chap 9: starts to remember- from the photo to memories of the house p. 50 — Chap 10: Momotaro Chap 11: episodes of the white chicken and Old Man Gower Obasan: Time Line Plot (3) 1942 train to Slocan Chap 12: —separation starts—the mother first; Chap 13: fear; preparation to leave; Chap 14: bath with Obasan (78); Emily’s diary (-110) Chap 15: leaving for Slocan Chap 16: the trip to and arrival at Slocan, Stephen’s reaction Chap 17: Nomura-Obasan, Goldilock Obasan: Time Line Plot (4) 1942 | 1943 (attend school) Chap 18: Grandma Nakane’s death, wake and cremation, Chap 19: Uncle back, questions about the father, Stephen out of his cast Chap 20: back to school, vegetable garden, Rough Lock Bill, Kenji and the red insect Chap 21: Naomi’s drowning Obasan: Time Line Plot (5) 1943 | 1945 1945 -- to Alberta Ethridge, and then Granton, Barker Farm-- Chap 22 -- experiences of hospital and deaths (chicken, kitten) Chap 23 -- bathing Chap 24 -- father back Chap 25 -- prayer before departure; Chap 26 -- leaving Slocan Discussion Quest