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1. The Bracelet
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3. 3 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 ?
4. 4 Lead in
5. 5 Background Information Yoshiko Uchida
Introduction to The Bracelet
6. 6 Plot Home
Sweet
Memories
Given a bracelet church
soldiers
loyal
camp
alienated
lost the bracelet
7. 7 Text Analysis
Different actions
American government
individual white citizens
8. 8 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.
9. 9 Fellow Citizens Laurie brought Emi a gold bracelet.
Mrs. Simpson drove us to the church.
Mr. Noma helped us settle down in the camp.
10. 10 Writing Techniques Repetition
nothing left
loyal
the door bell rang
Symbolic meaning
Bracelet: heart, gold
numbers: 13453; 40
11. 11 Language points At war -- at the war
In camp – in the camp
Pick up: connotation
12. 12 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?
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