Second Hand Conflict - Kamikaze Flashcards
What is important about the only voice we hear
Comes from the perspective of his daughter - already has people speaking for him - due to his voicelesness in society which we find out about
Form and structure
Equal length stanzas - just like how the Japanese are disciplined and organised. Anonymity of the pilot - may be others or too embarrased to be associated with him. 3 sentences long. Just like how his flight has a beginning middle and an end.
Semantic field in first paragraph
Stereotypical Japanese language : “Sunrise”, “Samurai Sword” “shaven head”
How does it affect people not involved in the warfare
” till gradually we too learned to be silent” , “ my mother never spoke again” “meet his eyes” “as though he no longer existes. She can only tell the story as what she thinks it would’ve looked like
Meaning of Title
Kamikaze were the Japanese suicide pilots
