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So Far From the Bamboo Grove

So Far From the Bamboo Grove. Before we discuss the book…. We need to look at the historical context of the story. We can’t understand Yoko’s situation and story without understanding what was going on in the world at the time. Setting = ?. Who knows the meaning of this term?.

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So Far From the Bamboo Grove

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  1. So Far From the Bamboo Grove

  2. Before we discuss the book… We need to look at the historical context of the story. We can’t understand Yoko’s situation and story without understanding what was going on in the world at the time.

  3. Setting = ? Who knows the meaning of this term?

  4. Half of setting = Time Years? Big world event?

  5. Half of setting = Place

  6. World War 2 • Causes • Hitler • Holocaust • Who vs. whom? • Germany’s plans • Next – 12/7/41

  7. World War 2 • Dec 7, 1941 • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor • US enters war

  8. World War 2

  9. World War 2

  10. World War 2

  11. World War 2

  12. Who vs. Whom? One side:Other Side: France Germany England Japan USA Italy China Russia Poland Korea Manchuria

  13. Meanwhile, in northern Korea… • Yoko is living in Nanam, Korea • She is Japanese, but is living in Korea • War begins, Japan and Korea suddenly are enemies • Yoko trapped • Must try to escape to Japan

  14. A map of the area…

  15. Place • Manchuria • Where? • What happens?

  16. Place Korea • Used to be one big country • Now it is divided – North Korea and South Korea • South Korea is friendly • North Korea…not so much • Nanam - BG • 38th Parallel – Hideyo • Seoul - train • Pusan - boat

  17. Place Japan Crossover from Korea Kyoto What happens here? Maizuru Aomori Tokyo Hiroshima – show on map Nagasaki – show on map Next slide – H and N

  18. How the war finally ends • US develops nuclear weapons • President Truman decides to use them

  19. August 6, 1945 • US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan • About 140,000 Japanese were killed

  20. August 9, 1945 • US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan • 70,000 killed instantly, 200,000 more sick

  21. September 2, 1945 • Japan surrenders, Hitler fails

  22. Yoko is now safe!!!!! • Later, Yoko came to America • She has five children • She lives in Brewster, MA (Cape Cod) • Questions? • SFFTBG activity

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