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Who Said It?
Who's This?
What is Theme?
Setting/Miscellaneous
Smotifs
100
But I have cheerfully chosen to make my body my fortune. I am beautiful! I am dazzling!”
Who is Eriko?
100
The main character of the novel
Who is Mikage?
100
Eriko is plays a huge role in one of the themes that the book tries to explain
What is the role of gender?
100
The city where the books takes place
What is Tokyo?
100
This place represents family and new beginnings.
What is the kitchen?
200
“In any case, why don’t come over tonight around seven? Here’s the directions.”
Who is Yuichi?
200
Yuichi's mother
Who is Eriko?
200
Mikage and Yuichi, Eriko and Yuichi, and Mikage and her grandmother have what feeling for each other?
What is love?
200
What year was the book published in English?
1988
200
A source of life.
What is the Sun?
300
“I’m on my way home. Your cold is looking worse, you know.”
Who is Urara?
300
Yuichi knew this character because he/she ordered flowers from him at the flower store.
Who is Mikage's Grandma
300
This category of life appears to bring life and light into the scene.
What are plants?
300
Where did Mikage have a mental breakdown and start crying?
What is the "poorly lit alley?"
300
"His sadly cheerful face radiated a dim glow.We moved deeper into the dead of night. I turned around to look out the window at the flickering lights below. The city was fringed with tiny points of brightness, and the lines of cars were like phosphorescent river flowing through the darkness" (50-51).
What is light imagery?
400
“For some reason there’s always death around us. My parents, my grandfather, my grandmother… your real mother…”
Who is Yuichi
400
Had a dream about cleaning a kitchen.
Who is Yuichi?
400
Eriko helps to make this theme stand out. Helps with her ability to connect with others easily and "brighten" the mood.
What is magical light?
400
What year was Moonlight Shadow, the second part of the book published?
1983
400
Instant Dinners
What is solitude?
500
“You’ve got to stop torturing yourself, all alone, getting thinner and thinner…”
Who is Satsuki?
500
This character was the main character's previous love interest
Who is Sotaro?
500
A big theme of the book. Yuichi changed gender to flee the thought of the _____ of his wife.
What is death?
500
What is the real name of Banana Yoshimoto?
Who is Yoshimoto Mahoko?
500
Mikage and Yuichi come into Mikage’s life after the death of her grandma. What does their relationship with her represent?
What is a new beginning?