Mod B, AFW

Question 1

“‘Artists’, my father’s voice continued, ‘live in…

Answer 1

…squalor and poverty. They inhabit a world which gives them every temptation to become weak-willed and depraved.” Pg. 45, Ono’s father to Ono

Themes: Relevance of the Artist in the changing world, Changing values

Techniques: Visual Imagery, Harsh Tone, Contrast, Generalisation, High Modality

Question 2

“Sometimes I think there are many who should…

Answer 2

… be giving their lives in apology who are too cowardly to face up to their responsibilities… Some of them are no better than war criminals.” Pg. 63, Jiro to Ono

Themes: Intergenerational Values, Changing Values, Americanisation, Guilt, Nationalism, and Patriotism

Techniques: Hyperbole, Ellipsis, Metaphor, Tone, Juxtaposition

Question 3

“As the new generation of Japanese artists, you …

Answer 3

…have a great responsibility towards the culture of this nation” Pg. 132, Matsuda to Ono

Themes: Relevance of the Artist in a changing world, Changing values

Techniques: High Modality, Implicit Contrast, Commanding Tone, and Nationalism and Patriotism

Question 4

“Indeed, sometimes Japan …

Answer 4

…has come to look like a small child learning from a strange adult” Pg. 145, Ono

Themes: Patriotism, changing values, Intergeneration conflict

Techniques: Irony, reflection, high modality juxtaposition

Question 5

“But Father is wrong to even…

Answer 5

…begin thinking in such terms about himself. Father was, after all, a painter. Setsuko to Ono

Themes: Intergeneration conflict, Memory

Techniques: Contrast, Subtext, Characterisation,

Question 6

“As the new generation of Japanese…

Answer 6

…artists, you have a great responsibility towards the culture of this nation” Pg. 132, Matsuda to Ono

Relevance of the Artist in a changing world, Changing values

Techniques: High Modality, Implicit Contrast, Commanding Tone, and Nationalism and Patriotism

Question 7

“I accept that much of what I did was…

Answer 7

…ultimately harmful to our nation, that mine was part of an influence that resulted in untold suffering for our own people.”: Pg. 147, Ono to the Saito family.

Memory, Self-deception, Self-perception, Changing Values, Nationalism, and Patriotism

Techniques: Reflecting Tone, Concession of wrongdoing, Emotionally-charged language, dramatic irony

Question 8

“You’re too young, Mr Enchi…

Answer 8

…, to know about this world and its complications.”: Pg. 167, Ono to Enchi

Themes: Fragility of Identify, changing values and intergenerational communication, Human relationships, Memory, self-deception

Techniques: Tone, Generalisation, Irony, Characterisation, Condescending diction, Mild Modality

Question 9

“‘I have no reason to believe a meeting…

Answer 9

…between us would produce anything of values,’ my former pupil had written. Pg. 169, Kuroda to Ono

Themes: Fragility of Identify, changing values and intergenerational communication, Human relationships, Memory, Self deception

Techniques: Formal Diction, Irony, Implied Conflict, Epistolary format

Question 10

“One can only wish…

Answer 10

…these young people well” Pg. 205, Ono to the audience

Themes: Changing values

Techniques: Inclusive language, Tone, formal diction, generational transition, Irony, Juxtaposition