Final Post

Prezi:

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Critique:
     The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is a novel about two brothers, Hiroshi and Kenji, as they adapt to their lives throughout the war. They face many obstackles in acheiing their dreams such as poverty, famine, and even fire bombings. As life returns to normal after Japan's surrender the brothers watch as their lives become normal again. Kenji follows his dreams and becomes a Noh Mask Maker instead of finishing college and is the first to marry. Hiroshi becomes the most famous Sumo wrestler in Tokyo and has a family of his own. After the death of the his first child, Aki Hiroshi's wife, kills herself after the birth of their second child. This novel shows the effects of war on  common family and how they must rebuild their lives and move on afterward. Other students should read this book to see how bombing effects the people of the country. The fire bombing sections of the book are very graphic and contain gruesome detail. I give this book a 9 out of 10 because it was a very well written book with a great story to tell.

Fifth Post

     Hiroshi's and Kenji's dreams come true but not in the way they would have suspected. Kenji being a shy, ghost like boy is actually the first one to marry. He also owns his own Noh mask shop and gets reunited with his sensei. Even though his marriage hits the rocks a few times they always pull through. In the end it is Hiroshi that has the harder life than his brother. Even though Hiroshi is a famous sumo wrestler and has a wife of his own his first born son dies before he turns one. This takes a more of a toile on his wife Aki, than it does him. They eventually have a girl but Aki cant take the pressures of motherhood and hangs herself from a tree in their back yard. This leaves Haru, Aki's sister to step into Aki's shoes and forcing Hiroshi to resign to take care of his daughter, Takara.