All I Asking for Is My Body

 

Freewrite #3—whole book plus the Afterword

 

á  The central focus of All I Asking for Is My Body is Òthe Japanese family system vs. individualism, the plantation system vs. individualism. Ò (p. 108) Agree or disagree.

 

á  What does Kiyo learn about freedom from Mr. Snook? Does freedom mean the same thing to Tosh as to Kiyo?

 

á  What do you think of the ending? How well does it resolve the conflicts?

 

á  What do you make of MurayamaÕs use of Pidgin? How does it add to (or detract from) the bookÕs impact?

 

á  What history is contained in this book? How does the storytelling help us to understand the history?

 

á  What did you learn about the nisei experience?