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.