Discussion Questions
"'You'll never get it on TV, not in Japan anyway. It's much too...real." (pg.343)
In this part of the story, Jane, Suzuki, and Oh celebrate the documentary-to-be they helped to film about the meat industry. However, a statement Oh makes seems to imply that due to it's content, this will not make it on to Japanese television, to which Jane says probably not American television either. Why not? Is the media, if the documentary is too real, fake? And if so, why?
"Akiko had plenty of very good reasons for leaving, and she wanted him to know each one. Only then could she be done with him, once and for all." (pg. 347)
In any relationship, a breakup can be devastating, let alone an abusive one. Akiko, after contacting Jane, is directed to stay with Dyann and Lara in Northhampton. As she was settling in, she decided to write John Ueno a letter. Why does Akiko decide to write this letter, despite what he did to her? What will this action allow her to do, and what does it indicate for her future?
Contemporary Connection
The contemporary connection I made is a list of steps to help recover from domestic abuse, which Akiko demonstrates throughout the last chapters. Pain is something we as human beings have to deal with, and recovering from this pain is essential to growth, or at the very least, to enduring.
Opinon?
What do you guys think of this book?
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