In part one of the book “All I asking for is my body” we are in the location of Pepelau, Hawaii. The narrator Kyo-chan is a young boy who is not a loud to play with his older friend Makot. Kyo-chans parents are poor. His father a fisherman and his mother makes kimonos. He was very respectful because his parents taught him to do so. Most of the town is very poor or in working class. They barely have enough money for food. They eat fish and rice on a daily basis and Kyo-chan sneaks out eat at his friend Makots house to eat something more delicious.
They were so poor that most people did not wear shoes. They wore them at night but during the day they were barefoot. Makot took Kyo-chan out to play and to the movies. Kyo-chan could not afford them so his friend offered to do so. His parents did not approve of him hanging out with them and so they banned him from doing so. I think they did this because they were worried. They wanted Kyo-chan to not look down on them. I am very interested in what is to come from this book. I have always enjoyed Japanese culture so I cant wait what is in store!
Hi Catherine,
ReplyDeleteConsidering how little things people had back then, and how simple life was, and little choices of food they had, do you think they were any less happy? I think I would love to live in a place where I didn't need to wear shoes all the time!
I felt sorry for Kyo-Chan that his parents disallowed him to play with Makot, but Kyo-Chan respected his parents enough to obey them, and I think that is really important for building personal strength and character for a child.
I love Japanese culture too, and would love to live there some day!
Thanks.
From the comment above, I've noticed this about other countires more poor countries like third world countires I've been on mission trips and stuff and I have noticed that kids that live in these conditions are happy. They almost seem happier then we are and it's actually really sad to think about because they have close to nothing yet they find so much satisfaciton in nothing and here we are with everything, always wanting more money, more clothes, the highest in technology and were just always wanting. Why not be satisfied with what we have? I think the kids in this book are happy and they find fun things to do everyday even if theyre not supposed to be hanging out with Makot ha, they seem to always be having a good time.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to not feel sorry for Kyo-Chan. He does have to endure quite a lot and with most of the town he lives in being poor things are not looking up for him. I like your insights about them because they are true and real. This happens in real life with people going hungry and not having money for clothes or food. I am excited to see what happens next.
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Kyo-Chan was taught very well manors by his family. The parents are worried about what other people think of their son but I think that is another great lesson that they could teach him is not to always worry about what others think and to stick up for people that have no one else. Makot was a boy who was lost because his parents didn't have enough concern for his well being. Children need parenting not money to succeed in.
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