Themes
A theme that brought a lot of pain due to loss.-AL
What is grief?
This is used to symbolize pain and grief.-AL
What is the dark or darkness?
The main characters of the book(up to 2)-EB
Who are Eriko, Mikage, Yuichi?
This made Mikage very sad and led her meet with Yuichi-JL
What happened when Mikage ’s grandma died?
The author’s name of Kitchen-JL
Who is Banana Yoshimoto?
One of the main themes that made Mikage and Yuichi close to each other.-JL
What is love?
This represents a rough outside and softer inside.-EB
What is the pineapple?
Yuichi’s mom.-AL
Who is Eriko?
It is because Mikage’s Grandma was the only family to Mikage and Grandma was so kind to her. - JL
Why was Mikage so sad when her Grandma died?
The year in which Kitchen was published.-AL
What is 1988?
A theme that brings all of the characters together after Mikage’s grandmother passed away.-AL
What is family?
This is used to symbolize the reputation of everyday life.-AL
What is the kitchen?
The head girl in Eriko’s club-JL
Who is Chika?
Mikage often went to her kitchen in her old house and slept there, feeling very comfortable. She also learned how to cook when she got distressed. -JL
In what ways did Kitchen help Mikage?
The favorite fruit of this book’s author-JL
What is Banana?
A theme that encouraged Mikage when she was in hard times. One of her best hobbies.- JL
What is food?
Eriko’s caring for Mikage is symbolized by this item.- EB
What are the plants?
Mikage’s ex-boyfriend.-AL
Who is Sotaro?
Mikage and Yuichi both had very few family(who are close). Mikage only had her grandma and Yuichi only had Eriko. This point made them get closer more easily. -JL
What ways are Mikage and Yuichi in common?
The country that this story is based on-JL
Where is Japan?
A theme that killed Mikage’s grandma and Yuichi‘s mom, Eriko.-JL
What is sadness? (or darkness)
This represents Mikage’s relationship growth with Yuichi as she learns to make this. -EB
What is katsudon?
Yuichi’s girlfriend who came to confront Mikage at work-JL
Who is Okuno?
This is the place where Mikage’s grandma met Yuichi and later told her about him. This is how she figured out who he was at the funeral. -EB
What is the flower shop?
This is the last name of Yuichi and Eriko.- EB
Whose name is Tanabe?