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The Bracelet Yoshiko Uchida. Arrangement. Preview Lead in Background Introduction Detailed Analysis Sum-up & Discussion. Preview. Where and when did the story happen ? Why were they forced to leave ? Who gave the narrator a bracelet ? And what was the bracelet like ?
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Arrangement • Preview • Lead in • Background Introduction • Detailed Analysis • Sum-up & Discussion
Preview • Where and when did the story happen ? • Why were they forced to leave ? • Who gave the narrator a bracelet ? And what was the bracelet like ? • What happened to the bracelet ?
Background Information • Yoshiko Uchida • Introduction to The Bracelet
Plot Home Sweet Memories Given a bracelet church soldiers loyal camp alienated lost the bracelet
Text Analysis • Different actions American government individual white citizens
Government • The government sent the Japanese-Americans to concentration camps wherethey were locked up and their freedom was taken away. • The causes of imprisonment were prejudice, war hysteria, and poor political leadership.
Fellow Citizens • Laurie brought Emi a gold bracelet. • Mrs. Simpson drove us to the church. • Mr. Noma helped us settle down in the camp.
Writing Techniques • Repetition nothing left loyal the door bell rang • Symbolic meaning Bracelet: heart, gold numbers: 13453; 40
Language points • At war -- at the war • In camp – in the camp • Pick up: connotation
Sum-up & Discussion • Theme: Eternal friendship Great boundless love • discussion: “Those are things we can carry in our hearts no matter where we are sent”. What are the things? Why?