The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the vehicle which propelled Kyoshi to close his eyes to his mother’s wishes and volunteer for the military. Kyoshi figures no matter what happens to him his parents will get the money for their debt from the military if he dies and if he does not die he will send as much as he made before to them monthly. Kyoshi develops a system of gambling that wins him the money for the family debt and he sends it to Toshio to send to their parents. In the book it seems Kyoshi rejected the duty of filial piety but in the end he did not. He still had a sense of duty to tradition and culture he was brought up with, however he found his freedom his family debt was paid and he took care of his “body”.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
What Do You Think of The Ending? Week 16 Dialogue
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the vehicle which propelled Kyoshi to close his eyes to his mother’s wishes and volunteer for the military. Kyoshi figures no matter what happens to him his parents will get the money for their debt from the military if he dies and if he does not die he will send as much as he made before to them monthly. Kyoshi develops a system of gambling that wins him the money for the family debt and he sends it to Toshio to send to their parents. In the book it seems Kyoshi rejected the duty of filial piety but in the end he did not. He still had a sense of duty to tradition and culture he was brought up with, however he found his freedom his family debt was paid and he took care of his “body”.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the vehicle which propelled Kyoshi to close his eyes to his mother’s wishes and volunteer for the military. Kyoshi figures no matter what happens to him his parents will get the money for their debt from the military if he dies and if he does not die he will send as much as he made before to them monthly. Kyoshi develops a system of gambling that wins him the money for the family debt and he sends it to Toshio to send to their parents. In the book it seems Kyoshi rejected the duty of filial piety but in the end he did not. He still had a sense of duty to tradition and culture he was brought up with, however he found his freedom his family debt was paid and he took care of his “body”.
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Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteYou have me thinking about the relationship between Kiyoshi and Toshio. During the strikes section, the question “Am I my brother’s keeper?” is asked, and I think this is a fitting question for the brothers. Toshio, especially, rebels against the notion of “Filial Piety” yet he stays and works to pay off the debt; part of his reason for staying is to not place the full burden on Kiyoshi. It’s also interesting that when Kiyoshi makes the money, he sends it to Toshio so that he can pay off the debt; Kiyoshi doesn’t send it to his parents. It seems like Kiyoshi does this to make sure Toshio is able to fulfill his responsibility and to make sure his parents have to free Toshio from his responsibilities. They both act as their brother’s keeper.
Thanks for giving me more to think about!
Lauren :)
I loved the fact that in the end, the debt was paid. I worried that his parents would not accept the money because of the way he got it. I don’t think they would see honor in gambling and they seem to put honor above all else.
ReplyDeleteIts a crazy ending and I would love to see how the family turns out in the future
ReplyDeleteI think it is so nice that Kiyoshi sent the money so Tosh could pay the debt. I think Kiyoshi feels bad for his brother because he has to pay all that money and he understands him for not wanting to do that. Kiyoshi's mother would say that if Tosh didn't help pay then Kiyoshi would. When their mother says that Tosh tells her that he wouldn't let him carry the big bag. I think Tosh was a nice enough and he didn't want his younger brother to be responsible for the debt.
ReplyDeleteI like how you point out that although Kiyoshi physically left the family he still felt his duty was to help his parents pay off their debt.
ReplyDeleteIm really glad that Kiyoshi was able to get all the money to pay off the debt. Even though he went away, he knew it would be the right thing to do.
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