kamikaze Flashcards
my ______ _________ at su_____
my father embarked at sunrise
which had ____ the ______ way __ ___
which had been the better way to die
__________ and lau_____
chattering and laughing
journey into _______ / but _______ there
journey into history but halfway there
__ though ___ no longer ________
as though he no longer existed
who wrote kamikaze
beatrice garland
fish symblolsm
You could argue that there is a connection between the pilot and the fish: just as they become trapped in nets, he cannot escape society’s expectations of him.
shoals of fishes flashing silver”
The beauty of nature caused the pilot to rethink his decision, did he want to leave this world?
“_______ flashing ______”
“Shoals of fishes flashing silver”
“Which had been the better way to die”
The father is left feeling as if he would have rather died, patriotism has caused his family to abandon him.
He decided family was more important than country but his family didn’t.
“As though he no longer existed”
Even though he didn’t die in the war their shame means that they effectively lost him anyway.
Ironic, he survived the mission but after returning he was treated as if he was dead, he is alone, everyone ignores him.