The buddha in the attic by japanese american author julie otsuka is a fictional novel about japanese brides emigrating to the united states in the first decades of the twentieth century.
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She tells the oft unspoken stories of an entire generation of nearly anonymous japanese woman who agreed to marry japanese american men and move to california without ever having met them.
The buddha in the attic summary.
Written in the first person plural narrative voice the buddha in the attic recants in eight chapters the collective experience of this group of immigrants.
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Written by people who wish to remain anonymous.
There is no traditional plot in this novel.
No characters with specific identities and individual storylines.
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Written by kaykay hali and other people who wish to remain anonymous the buddha in the attic is julie otsuka s seminal work.
The image of a laughing buddha left behind in an attic symbolizes the experiences of several japanese women and their families in early twentieth century america.
When the brides to be board the ship.
All are hoping for a better life.