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Fictional Representations of Japanese-Canadian Children in Internment During World War Two: Analysis of Five Texts

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Pages:240
ISBN:1-4955-1273-8
978-1-4955-1273-5
Price:$179.95
This is an oversize (8.5 x 11 inch), softcover book.

"This thesis investigates the traumatic internment experiences of Japanese-Canadian children during World War II in Canadian fictional writings. Specifically, this thesis examines the trauma these children have suffered as represented in three adult novels: Joy Kogawa's Obasan (1981), Kerri Sakamoto's The Electrical Field (1998), and Frances Itani's Requiem (2011) and two children's books: Shizuye Takashima's A Child in Prison Camp (1971) and Kogawa's Naomi's Road (2005)." -Dr. Min Lei

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: The Japanese-Canadian Internment History and Its Fictional Representation
Chapter Three: Thematic Representation of Psychological Trauma of Children in Internment
Chapter Four: Thematic Representation of Cultural Trauma of Child Survivors in Internment
Chapter Five: Narrative Representation of Psychological and Cultural Trauma of Children in Internment
Chapter Six: Conclusion