*****Kamikaze*****

Question 1

summery

Answer 1

• explores a daughters reflection of the connection between her and her father who was a kamikaze pilot
• in ww2 he decided to abandon him mission
• she explores her fathers train of thought and tries to understand th reasons why he didnt go through with it
• the poem shows that he was hates and shunned by his whole family as it was seen as dishonorable

Question 2

what was beatrice inspired by to write this

Answer 2

looking inot the motivations as to why people wanted to die for thier country

Question 3

who were kamikazi pilots

Answer 3

japanise pilots who flew suicide planes into targeted buildings. they were taught that it was the only way to change the direction of war

Question 4

what was seen as honourable

Answer 4

to die for your country

Question 5

what are the 3 ideas that the poem explores (conflict)

Answer 5

• conflict between japan and the social expectaitions
• conflict within families due to pressuere of values
• conflict between nature and man