Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland Flashcards
Who’s Perspective is “Kamikaze” in?
The Daughter’s (Third Person).
Why is”Kamikaze” not from the Pilot’s Perspective?
Because he doesn’t have a Voice.
What is the Key Theme in “Kamikaze”?
Lack of Identity.
What is “Kamikaze” about?
About a Girl’s Dad who is a Suicide Bomber and he turns around. His Family and Community Reject him. He sees the Sea, his Grandfather’s Boat and the Fish. The Power of Nature makes him turn around.
What are the Themes in “Kamikaze”?
Shame, Isolation, Regret, and Lack of Identity.
Kamikaze Pilots were Japanese _____________ who offered to give their Life to Destroy their Enemy in World War 2.
Volunteers.
Kamikaze Pilots Volunteered because they should “Never _____________” and that is seen as Weak.
Surrender.
What is the Japanese Culture about Suicide?
They View Suicide as a way of Saving Face in a Light of Defeat.
What is Seppuku?
Involves taking a Sword, Stabbing your Stomach. Soldiers would rather had done this than getting Caught.
“Embarked.” What does this show?
It is a Double-Meaning, a Beginning of a Journey which never went well.
“A Samurai Sword.” What does this show?
Seppuku (Ritual Suicide).
“A Shaven Head.” What does this show?
They had to Shave their Head to show their Readiness.
“Powerful Incantations.” What does this show?
A Spell, he’s been Radicalised and Brainwashed. It links to “Bayonet Charge”.
“One-way Journey into History.” What does this show?
It shows Death, it is Bitterly Ironic and the Soldiers are Viewed as Heroic (they’re having an Impact on everyone else).
“But…She thought.” What does this show?
It shows a Turn, she doesn’t know the Full Story because she Shut him out.
“He must have.” What does this show?
The Daughter’s only Guessing.
“Strung out like Bunting.” What does this show?
A Simile.
“Arcing in Swathes…The Dark Shoals of Fishes.” What does this show?
Comparing Shoals of Fish to Flags because it is Representing your Nationality.
“Silver…Swivelled…Sun.” What does this show?
Sibilance, Calming, Soothing Sound. It can be Sinister also.
“His Brothers waiting on the Shore.” What does this show?
The Nature Triggers a Memory (Analepsis).
“Cairns.” What does this show?
Towers.
“Their Father’s Boat Safe.” What does this show?
His Father was a Fisherman.
“Yes, Grandfather’s Boat.” What does this show?
It’s her Grandfather, so his Father (Direct Speech of the Daughter - Structural Technique).
“Shore, Salt-Sodden, Awash.” What does this show?
Sibilance, like a Nursery Rhyme. Shows Innocence, Childhood or Purity.
“The Dark Prince, Muscular, Dangerous.” What does this show?
Links to Conflict because everything Normal is going on whilst the War is on. Internal Conflict with Himself and the Struggle.
“Nor did she Meet his Eyes and the Neighbours too.” What does this show?
It wasn’t Family, it was everyone. The Kids are Learning from the Adults. They see him as a Coward.
“No Longer the Father we Loved.” What does this show?
Like he doesn’t Exist.
“Which had been the Better way to Die.” What does this show?
His Reality is Worse than Real Life.
