Bamboo grove final post #5

1.THE ENDING: I was left hanging at the end of the story. I had a great desire to know what happened to the dad in specific and the reaction of KO when Hideyo came home. Yoko and Ko get there brother back and later there Dad it is a happy ever after although the mother died (the girls weren't that sad in my opinion about it). I thought it was a great experience for Ko and Yoko that there mom died because they learned survival skills and became Women who could take care of therselves even without a Man or Women in the house. Yoko became very mature during the time she spent with her mom and sister. Yoko I think didn't have any more drama in the story. They probably struggled to surrvive a little longer though.

2. IF my family was in the position that the Kawashimas were in then we would probably sing some Jewish songs on Friday knights and just some random songs during g. We would do that to maintain our religion and spirit during a time of need. IT really helps some people to be into there religion when they have nothing else.

3. I really liked KO in this story because she seemed like a really cool girl. She is very courageous I thought that because she was very smart and obedient and didn't cry over physical things like being hurt When she was hurt by the bomb she didn't cry but when her mom died she cried. she cries over important things and doesn't hold back anyone.

Ko showed me how to lay low and become more obedient. I like that about her because if you listen and lay low your whole life you will be respected and looked up to in my opinion. Then when it is the right time you pop up and do something good like shoe shining in Ko's place.

4. I was suprised that the soldiers were so mean and killed so many people. I also learned that the war affected people for there whole life even if they wern't involved. It probably split a lot of family's like it split Hideyo and the women of the family. I think the 38th parallel was very badly garded for a stupid teen(Hideyo) got through without being shot. that is also how the north Koreans got through and invaded south korea.(my opinion)

5. I think that in this story Yoko learns not to be selfish and how to rise to the occasion a exsample is when . Ko already knew how. She almost seemed ready for the war. I think the moral is hope. I think that because they hoped they had more courage to do anything.

Another moral they have is pride. I feel yoko expressed pride by walking into a classroom with her head shaved and wearing rags. That represents pride because she wasn't afraid to walk in becuase she knew that she had gone through a lot in the past and that is why she wasn't dressed like a lady.

Bamboo grove #4

1. Mr. Naido is nice to Yoko because he saves her supplies that she would have had to buy if it weren't for him. Yoko is helping him speak better and that could be something he will use for his whole life. I think Yoko is ableing Mr.Naido to talk better by having conversations with him which makes him exercise his communication abilities allowing him to talk more fluently.



2. I think it shows yoko that Ko is not mean allways but she can work for her family and that she has a good heart. She worked for a feast for mostly Yoko and herself because there is no one who would do this for her.

3. how do you think Hideyo will get over to Japan?

I think he might not get get back over to Japan. If he went to a communist barn hes pretty screwed.

Bamboo grove

1.A The Kiwoshima girls did not think that it was safe for a Japenese girls to live in a korea at this time. In specific Pusan was horrible because there were several occasions of rape that they saw even before the party of drunken koreans celebrating there freedom and the drunk men were raping many people.
1.B If I was one of the three girls I would want to leave Hideyo because I wouldn't know if he is dead or not. One problem would be having to contact him it would be extremely hard because there were no cell phones back then. But at least the girls left without him for a good reason all of the girls in that family were in danger of being raped.

Question: If you were Hideyo would you be angry if your family left you in another place that you didnt know and there were crazy men around?

Answer: I would be really pissed because there would be no communication but after a while of thinking I would come to my senses and realize that the town that they were refuging in was full of perv's and leach's(stocker/pervert).

Hideyo shows courage by getting his friends before he left the ammunition center.Hideyo also shows courage by walking alone to Seol for his family.In the first place he is courageous for trying out to fight for his countrey. I havn't learned a lot about Hideyo interacting with his family but I don't think it shows anything when Yoko calls Hideyo honorable brother because he couldn't even pass the mental test for the army.

If I was forced to leave my home I would have my mom manage getting all of the food and her clothes. I would have my sister get as much clothes as she can fit in a big bag and grab the dog because he barks at strangers and scares people away.I would get my cellphone for communication to my family in other places that were not being evacuated. My laptop would help for communication and and entertainment and same with my game boy.I would bring a pocket knife if my dog doesn't do the trick. My Dad would be in charge of his stuff and all the money.My brother would have around the same list as I did

There were three things that have really shocked me throughout the book

. When the mom had a baby but it was dead and they had to throw the baby off the train but the mom didn't want that so she jumped off while it was moving.

. When the soldiers came and they put the blanket of goop that comes out before a women is about to have a baby on Yoko To make her look older and like she is having a baby.

. When The soldiers invaded the ammunition factory and killed almost everybody just because three people shot.