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"No-No Boy" ( John Okada ) and "Dreaming In Cuban" ( Cristina Garcia ), 1999.
Examines the two novels' depictions of problems of immigrants in the U.S., assimilation, generational conflict and gender issues.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 59.95
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The immigrant experience is addressed in two novels, No-No Boy by John Okada and Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, and in each case the relationship between the immigrant and his or her homeland as well as the new country to which the immigrant has come. The degree of assimilation is partly related to issues of generation, with first-generation immigrants having more difficultly than younger ones
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"The immigrant experience is addressed in two novels, No-No Boy by John Okada and Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, and in each case the relationship between the immigrant and his or her homeland as well as the new country to which the immigrant has come. The degree of assimilation is partly related to issues of generation, with first-generation immigrants having more difficultly than younger ones.
The novel No-No Boy by John Okada recounts aspects of the immigrant experience in America though the experience of its main character, and the author shows an understanding of the historical forces that helped shape that character in his place and time. The main character is beset both by a sense of loss of the parent culture and tensions within the adopted culture to which he has become acculturated. Okada evokes issues of ..."
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John Okada's "No-No Boy", 2004.
This paper discusses the concepts of free will, determinism, and choice John Okada's "No-No Boy".
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper explains that, on its surface, John Okada's "No-No Boy" explores the relations between Japanese and white Americans, with an emphasis on Japanese-America's self-perceptions. More specifically, one of the main themes of the novel involves free will and determinism. The author points out that the world that Okada describes is certainly an ugly one that is full of hostility between and among races; however, one gets a sense that he maintains faith in humanity. The paper relates that the novel begs to question whether the story's characters are responsible for their own attitudes and conduct or if they are powerless victims of social circumstance.
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"Ichiro's initial reluctance to engage in the fight with Bull along side Freddie also serves to show a point. When asked to stay out of the fight by another bar patron, Ichiro answers, "I haven't got much choice" (246). By offering this statement, he seems to imply that he has no free will when it comes to if he should join in the fight. He has no choice because to put himself in front of Bull will mean that he would be in harms way. This seems to echo his reason for not fighting in the war. In the war against Freddie however, Ichiro knows that the choice he wants to make isn't the most beneficial towards the situation. He wouldn't have anticipated that he could manage to take on an opponent like Bull, but it attempting so he surprises himself."
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"John No-No Boy Okada", 1994.
An examination of the issues of free will, racism, self-image and hope for change in the novel on Japanese-Americans.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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"One of the major issues explored in John Okada's novel No-No Boy is the issue of free will. In general, the novel examines relations between Japanese-Americans and white Americans, and focuses especially on the image that Japanese-Americans have of themselves. The question of free will involves inevitably the question of its opposite---determinism. Are the characters in this novel free to change their attitudes and their behavior, or are they helpless victims of environmental, psychological, racial and other circumstances? Clearly, Okada is a writer who holds out hope that racial hatred and self-hatred can be reduced, if not eliminated. For him to hold out such hope, he must have some faith and some evidence that human beings are capable of making free choices which will lead to such change. At the same time, the novel is full of realistic scenes of hatred and self-hatred..."
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'No-no Boy', 2006.
A review of the novel 'No-no Boy' by John Okada.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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This paper reviews and discusses John Okada's novel, 'No-no Boy'. According to the paper, 'No-no Boy' tells about the life of Japanese-Americans in America after the World War II. The paper reports that the title 'No-no boy' refers to the main character, Ichiro, as well as to the other Japanese-Americans, who chose not to join the American army. The paper discusses how they chose not to be manipulated by the Americans who betrayed the Japanese race.
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"The race of Ichiro, being a Japanese, and his citizenship as an American place him in a suffering where he is unable to choose which among the two will he make as a dominating identity of himself. Added to this predicament in his search for identity is the strong nationalism of his mother who fervently embodies the Japanese culture, tradition, and nationality. Because of this, a clash emerged between Ichiro and his mother."
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Asian-American Literature, 2007.
Discussion of the common themes in works written by Asian-Americans.
1,671 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 58.95
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This paper attempts to construct a definition of an Asian-American writer through the common themes in their literary works. Several examples of Asian-American novels are presented and analyzed for their shared themes such as alienation and family. These works include Eric Liu's "The Accidental Asian," "The Interpreter" by Suki Kim and "No-No Boy," by John Okada. The author concludes that the themes of self-doubt and estrangement make reading 'Asian-American' literature an enriching, complex experience.
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"This theme of internal estrangement becomes a metaphorical plot device in The Interpreter by Suki Kim. The protagonist of the novel has two murdered parents. The young woman is a both a literal and figurative orphan of her home, her original Korean culture, and cast adrift in America. If she can find their murderers, Suzy hopes, she will gain a sense of identity and a greater affinity with her national past. However, her pursuit of justice only drives her deeper into psychological turmoil and a sense of displacement, as she seeks her parent's murderers in vain in the Korean-American underworld of New York City."
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"No-No Boy", 2004.
An analysis of the book, "No-No Boy", by John Okada.
1,028 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 39.95
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This paper explains that "No-No Boy" is a historical, fiction novel by John Okada and is primarily based on the real-life events directly affected by the plight of Japanese-Americans in the immediate aftermath of WWII. It shows how Okada's novel has characters and a plot that are fictional; however, the unveiling truth behind its historical context provides readers with a multidimensional observation over a complexity of issues.
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"Okada's novel delivers a poignant reflection on the relations between Japanese-Americans and white Americans, and focuses especially on the image that Japanese-Americans have of themselves. Okada discovered many complexities behind writing his novel, complexities that could not be explained by Anne Moody or a historian such as Ronald Takaki. The image that Japanese Americans have of themselves challenges issues of free will, which portray even bigger issues of self-hatred and self-perception. Although free will was undoubtedly a major theme in Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi, it missed the essence of pain and suffering. The world that Okada describes is certainly an ugly one that's full of hostility between and amongst races similar to the one described by Moody; however, one gets a sense that he maintains faith in humanity. This faith empowers the reader to feel the pain endured by Japanese Americans at this time."
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Gender in Asian-American Literature, 2006.
A review of John Okada's 'No No Boy', Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake' and Nina Revoyr's 'Southland', focusing on the issue of gender portrayal.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper reviews three pieces of Asian-American literature, analyzing the portrayal of gender in these novels. The three works the paper reviews are John Okada's 'No No Boy', Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake' and Nina Revoyr's 'Southland'. The paper discusses how these books do much to provide information on the Asian-American ethnic identity but, as with any other fiction, they present the authors' subjective points of view and readers must be alert to their ethnic authenticity and transnational analytic limitations.
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"On the one hand Ma rejects western culture for herself and her children, but Ichiro is still drawn by American culture and disregards most of Ma's nationalistic beliefs. She is unwilling to accept his rejection and pretends it is due to his illness: "We will talk later when you are feeling better... Think more deeply and your doubts will disappear. You are my son, Ichiro" (Okada 15). Ichiro sees that "Ma is the rock that's always hammering, pounding, pounding, pounding in her unobtrusive, determined, fanatical way until there's nothing left to call one's self. She's cursed me with her meanness and the hatred that you cannot see but which is always hating..."(Okada 12). Yet, on the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Yamada came to the U.S. to give their sons the opportunity to have an American education "which would make them better men in Japan" (205). "
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"No-No Boy", 2002.
Analysis of John Okada's novel.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 25.95
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Analysis of John Okada's novel. Discusses the protagonist's refusal to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Internment of Ishiro and his family in California's interment camps of World War II. Consequences of his refusal. Conflict between his Japanese familial heritage and his own acculturation to the U.S.
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"Ideology and Action: The Case of No-No Boy
John Okada's story of a young Japanese-American boy's struggle to survive the infamous internment camps of the World War II era and to subsequently become reintegrated into American society speaks to one of this nation's most humiliating episodes. Ichiro, the "no-no boy" of the novel's title, refuses conscription into the American Armed Forces after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and is interned with his family in a California camp. He refuses to take the loyalty oath to the United States, and in his own words, therefore "ruined my life for you, for Ma, for Japan" (Okada, p. 115).
In other words, the protagonist of this story finds himself trapped between his Japanese familial heritage and his own acculturation to the United States. The argument that is advanced by ..."
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