OP#5

1 My response to the end of the story was that it didn't tell everything that happens to their dad. I wanted to know what happened to their dad because it just ended and never told what happened to their dad. a conflict that got resolved was that Hideyo found Yoko and Ko so they did not have to worry about their brother any more. Also they met up with Corporal Matsumara so they were happy because he was an old friend of their family. Another conflict that never got solved was that they never found their dad and he could be dead or he could still be alive and they don't know at all. I think that she chose to end the book their because maybe she thought that the part were they found their brother was a good ending. Because it was a happy ending and she might have forgotten the rest.





2 I think that they still observe their family traditions because that is their culture and it is the only thing that they still had from their Japanese life. I think that it serves a big purpose in their lives because it is their culture and it is the way they grew up and they want to still remember their life back in their hometown. I would eat all the traditional food if I could and I would celebrate holidays.



3 I respect Ko the most because she was very brave and she was very responsible for her sister and she helped her mom. Also because she helped her sister after their mom died and kept her alive. She was just really responsible for her family. Like when she was shoe shinning to get money so they could have a New Year dinner.

4 I learned that many people suffered from the bombs and it was horrible. People had to leave their homes to stay safe. I also learned more about what the war was like. I got to learn more about the lives of the people who were effected. I would like to learn more about how the people got effected by the war. Also how they reacted to the war. I want to learn how the people survived.

5 I think that the theme of this book is that their is nothing more important then your family and friends. The reason i think that is because in the book the Kawashima family went through the war and they were always caring about each other. Also that you should always care for others when their is no one to care for them.