Kamikaze Flashcards
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What is Kamikaze about?
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- Daughter reflecting her life on her relationship with her father who was a kamikaze pilot in WW2. Her father turned back and didn’t carry out mission. His community shamed him for cowardice for not supporting community
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Context?
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Their military attituides were on honour and self sacrifice
3
Q
Key themes on Kamikaze?
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Patriotism,honour and shame
4
Q
Whats a deeper message on Kamikaze?
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- Garland felt pilot was under a spell and portrays propaganda as hypnotic and bewitching. Garland disapproves of brainwashing
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Simile in kamikaze?
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“Fishing boats strung out like bunting”
Ironic as bunting connotates to celebration. Propaganda distorted peoples beleifs. Death and suicide celebrated
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Simile 2?
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“Like a huge flag”
Allusion to Japan flag. Patriotism conducted entire world view ans society were marionettes of socio-political beleifs.
Act of surrender
7
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Imagery?
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“Silver whitebait?
Ecclesiastical allusion. Relating to Judas betraying Jesus. Offered 30 peices of silver to do so.
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Form of poem?
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- War poem, third person narrative establishes detachment.
- Volta manifests 3 to 1st person allows to appreciate war trauma. Restablish sense of detachment
