Obasan
by Joy Kogawa
This is an Online Internet Book Club on Obasan by Joy Kogawa. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Based on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.
Book Club Questions for Obasan (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Obasan (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Obasan:
- Did Joy Kogawa emphasize any specific themes throughout Obasan? What do you think Joy Kogawa is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Obasan and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Obasan? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Obasan reveal Joy Kogawa's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Joy Kogawa is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Obasan affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Joy Kogawa's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Obasan (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Obasan (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Obasan:
- Did Joy Kogawa make persuasive arguments in Obasan? Did Obasan change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Obasan?
- How does Joy Kogawa present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Joy Kogawa biased within Obasan? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Obasan make you want to read next? Why?
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