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Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata published in 2004 Coming of Age

Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata published in 2004 Coming of Age. Anjali M. 3 rd period. Setting.

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Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata published in 2004 Coming of Age

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  1. Kira-KiraCynthia Kadohatapublished in 2004Coming of Age Anjali M. 3rd period

  2. Setting • The time of the story is in the 1950’s. There are two different places of where the story is. The first place is in Midwestern US which is Iowa. Then the character moves to southeastern US which is Georgia. The setting gives meaning by showing why the character did their certain actions. If the setting was different, the character’s actions would have changed.

  3. Characters

  4. Conflict • The type of conflict is Man vs. Society because Katie is not doing well in school, she has moved from a different place, and on top of everything, her older sister gets sick so she has to take care of her brother and herself.

  5. Summary of Plot • In the beginning of the story, it shows Katie, Lynn, Mom, and Dad moving from Iowa to Georgia. In the middle of the story, it shows how their life has changed and they get a little brother named Sam. In the end of the story, Lynn has passed away from the cause of lymphoma and the family is learning to cope without her.

  6. Theme • No matter what, family comes first. • Text Evidence 1: “My parents said hitting someone was the worst thing you could do. Stealing was second, and lying was third. Before I was twelve, I would have committed all three of those crimes.” Page# 13 • Text Evidence 2: “At some point since he had been born, I had lost Bera-Bera and never even noticed.” Page# 58 • Text Evidence 3: “He was talking about all the things he could do for us-and, more often, all the things he could not.” Page# 157

  7. Point of View • The point of view is told from first person. It is told from the perspective of the little sister named Katie. This point of view helps the reader by showing what is really going on in the story from their eyes. If the author chose a different point of view, the story would change a lot, considering that the story is told from the little sister instead of the older sister or the mom or dad.

  8. Symbolism • The symbolism of this story is the word kira-kira. It means “glittering” in Japanese. It shows the bond the two sisters had with each other.

  9. Recommendation • The book is worth reading because it has a lot of meaning. I would recommend this book to someone my age or maybe a little bit older than me.

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