So far from the Bamboo Grove:: Final Post

1.I was kind-of mad at the end of the story because i wanted to know how her life ended out. And all i knew was that she had found her Honorable brother. I think that its not really satifify because i personally wanted to see how Yoko,Ko, and Hideyo lived and how they reacted we they figured out that their dad was alive 6 Years later. I think that one issue that remained un said was that Ko and school, was she going to go back to school now that her brother was there and had their moms saving book? Or is Hideyo ever going to start going to go to school their, or get a job there. Will Yoko ever get new shoes, or does she wait a while . How did Hideyo react when he saw this mothers urn. Do they ever move out of the warehouse? How does Ko react to seeing her Honorable brother?

2.I think they keep their traditions because thats all they have left pretty much from the past. I also think that they keep them because its not like theyve changed their religion their going to keep what they do.And they dont have much now so they try to do as much as they can to keep their religion and race through all the drama and tragedy over the time. They also lost so much over the time and the most they can do is celebrate with the little they have.

3.I admire and respect Ko the most. She has been strong and willing through out the whole time. Since the train, the walk, the accident, the boat ride, the death of her mom, and living in a warehouse. Shes done so much like quitting school to go straight to work because she needs to keep Yoko safe. I think if they did the travel without Ko they wouldnt of made it. Ko put all her work into things. Lead the way.And was demanding to make them listen. Sometimes mean things might slip her mouth. But imagine if you were in that position and didnt know excatly which way to go and how to get there. You dont know whats going to happen next. Or when your going to get there. Thats stress and through all of that shes been able to keep it real. Shes also very smart. Like how she didnt use Mothers money at first and only to use it for saftey reasons. And to learn to do amazing things. Like sew white silk with colored string and not see the string colors at all. I think that shes giving and caring. And i respect what she did and how she did it. God bless you Ko.

4.Ive learned so much from this novel. Like how they killed people that didnt just want tobe communist. Which is really sad. Another thing i learned is that they had a border pretty much of south Korea and North Korea and its rare when you pass (by swimming) and is alive. I learned that the Japanese or koreans lost the war. I cant really remember. Ive learned that the Koreans didnt play they would kill hard. And wouldnt settle for less!. I think that i also learned that some people can be cold hearted and others will open their arms up to help.

5.You could learn about the bombs. They would drop them, not caring who it killed, or how people would now because their bodies dissinagrated. You could also learn how people could be so mean without caring. For example the girls at the school treat Yoko with no respect at all. But i bet if someone talked to them of they thought about it for a while they would notice that its just plain wrong.You could also learn that sometimes it takes something bad to happen to learn something.Like when Yoko's mom died they learned how to do things on their own.Actually since they had to flee they started learning how to take care of things on their own. You learn so much from this novel that its amazing.

op #4

This is late because i was absent on Thursday

1.Yoko wants to help Mr.Naido because he didnt get into the war because of his speech disorder. And got lucky to get into that school. Mr Naido wants to help Yoko because he knows what she goes through and trys to help as much as he can. They both were rejected by something. Yoko ko and their deceased mother came because they were rejected by the Korean people. Naido was rejected from the Japense war.

2.Yoko notices but doesnt tell Ko that her idea is to shine shoes for extra money. And see that she does her best to help out her and Yoko . Yoko changes from that because she realizes that her sister is doing something to help. And might just get more money than Yoko herself.

3.Do you think that Mr.Corpal Matsumara will be helpful to the Kawishima family? Why?
My answer: I think yes because he knows what they went through. He knows their alive. And he has his life going on track kinda. Other than he has a baby on the way. Hes all good and maybe will help. Because as far as we know hes a good guy.

OP#3 So far from the Bamboo Grove

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a.They felt that they needed to because it was getting to far with the koreans against the japanese. One day when they were washing their clothes Japenese girls were being raped by Korean men. Which is only one sign for them not to stay any longer than they should. I think i would leave to.
b. I disagree on leaving Hideyo because he thinks that their meeting in Seoul and their meeting in Pusan which means that he would be going somewhere that wasnt needed. And he would haft to travel that far to meet no one.

2.They live on garabage and unsanitary products for the moment. I think that its hard for them because Hideyo is going the wrong way. They were forced to leave their homes. They have dirty clothes and are at risk any moment of their life.They dont know excatly what too do yet.

3. How do you think that Hideyo will know their not going to Seoul anymore? Do you he will ever know?

OP #2 [ So far from the Bamboo Grove ]

1.I think that Hiydeo is a very strong charcter and his courage shows totally. He's hard working and even though he only made a 1/4 of a way and still kept going. I think that he would be put as the strongest so far because even though Ko is a hard worker to i think that Hiyedo plays a strong role in the family.

2.Food. ( Ceral, Fruit snacks, Dry mango slices, Chips) I said food because i would need to eat to stay alive if i ever made it.
Drinks ( Welch's, Orange, Apple,Water) I said water because dehyderation could kill you.
Clothing ( 2 jackets, 3 shirts, 2 pants) I would say clothes because something might come up where i need to change my clothes so they dont get suspicious.
Blankets. I say blankets because i wouldnt be sleeping in my home so i would need something to keep me warm.

3. I think the most upsetting part was when Hiydeo and the others had to throw bodies down the hills. Because its so sad that they would do that. And how they would gather them. But i respect the fact that he rolled down the women and children bodies lightly.