Themes
Mikage finds comfort in the kitchen and in making what?
Food
What does the Kitchen symbolize?
Peace / Personal Sanctuary
The protagonist who experiences the death of her parents and her grandparents early on in the book.
Mikage
Salad with cucumbers.
Cucumber Salad
After the death of Mikage’s Grandma, she considers Eriko and Yuichi her ______?
Family
What does Night and Light represent in Kitchen?
Mikages warmth and happiness or her isolation and depression
The mother of Mikage's love interest.
Eriko
Spiky exterior & sweet interior.
Pineapple
Why was Mikage in the park?
To meet with her ex
Yuichi’s __________ deteriorates as he turns to alcohol to lessen his pain from Eriko’s death.
Mental Health
What does the red sweater symbolize in Kitchen?
Accepting Mikage into the family
Colleagues of Mikage at the cooking school.
Nori and Kuri
A comfort dish that Mikage wants to make for her family.
Soupy Rice
Why did Mikage sleep next to the fridge?
She felt safe there
Following the death of her Grandmother, Mikage enters a period of loneliness and _____?
Isolation
What does alcohol symbolize in Kitchen?
It symbolizes how Mikage and Yuichi hide their pain
The man whom Mikage meets in the park to discuss life with.
Sotaro
A dish that foreshadows the future of Yuichi and Mikage
Katsudon
Why was Mikage crying in the ally?
She saw the other child's grandma
Written in the 1780s Banana Yoshimoto’s book has progressive ideas about?
Gender
What do dreams symbolize in Kitchen?
They symbolize and foreshadow the future and Mikage's desires
The man who enjoys tea with Mikage.
The Landlord
What Mikage uses to help herself cope with the loss of Eriko.
Kitchen tasks (scrubbing, cutting food, cleaning, etc)
Why did Mikage clean the apartments?
To gain a sense of nostalgia