kamikaze - quotes/ structures/ analysis

• H F E A S W A F O W, A S S I T C

  • the kamikaze is defined by his role/ identity of a dad - humanizes him.
  • 'sunrise'- symbolic of a new day/ beginning. ironic bc he is going to end his life+ 'water' - connotations of life but his is going to end
  • also 'sunrise' shows his patriotism bc japan is the land of the rising sun - shows the reader how the patriotism culture was so powerful that it could even control how ppl died
  • 'samurai sword' - creates idea of masculinity, fearless. sibilance -soft sound - making the pressure on men seem toxic
• H M H L F D A/ T L F B S O L B /O A G B T S

  pronoun 'he' - trying to separate her dad w/ the K who didn't complete his mission

  'must have' - tries to justify his decision

  'little fishing boats' - symbol of staying afloat - his instinct to stay alive

  simile of 'bunting' - associated w/ decor- bc he wants to celebrate + live his life

  color imagery - Blue- sky, sea - he wants freedom. Green - nature, life, growth = reminded of the beauty of life + doesn't want to deny himself or the ppl he would kill the beauty of life

  'translucent' - like he can see the truth - inner conflict
• B C O P G P

  cairns - stacks of pebbles that marks grave - K considering the consequences of death

  the pebbles r a symbol of the small parts of life that build up to more important things - fam. they r hard to make but easy to be broken

  his memory of his childhood, fam, brothers - are a reason for him to not want to die. shows how high he values these memory's/ his identity that he was willing to turn back and betray the deeply rooted loyalty/patriotism for these things
• M M N S A I H P . A T N T, T T H A T H N L E

  • mum is ashamed with the husband. possessive pronoun 'my' shows she doesnt blame her mum for her treatment bc thats what their culture demanded of them + she was humiliated
  • similie - 'as if' - ironic - treated as if he were dead maybe he should've died.
  • enjambement - to show how the K was broken off from society + this experience broke his fam apart
  • the shame from the K actions are seen as an impact of conflict which is passes down gen → gen bc soon his kids dont even talk to him
• identity 


  M M N S A I H P . A T N T T, T H A T H N L E

  explores the cultural + generational consequences of K decision to turn back from his mission. depicts the writers alienation from his community + the impact on his fam - raises Q about loyalty + honour

  H M H L F D A/ T L F B S O L B /O A G B T S

  the identity of K shifts to that of a dad who apricates the nature + beauty of life . + as a dad he feels the duty to provide for his fam + so returns to them. however in that society his duty to his fam was as a K where he had to die
• H F E A S W A F O W, A S S I T C

  • the kamikaze is defined by his identity of a dad - humanizes him. which is later taken away from him as he is called K - genralises him+ presents him as a patriotic K, not her dad . contrast between the 2 roles - shows how he can either live w/ his fam or die but ironically he is rejected by his fam
  • 'sunrise'- symbolic of a new day/ beginning. ironic bc he is going to end his life+ 'water' - connotations of life but his is going to end
  • 'samurai sword' - creates idea of masculinity, fearless. sibilance -soft sound - making the pressure on men seem toxic
• structure


  7 stanzas of all the same length - which symbolises the control cultural + societal expectations have

  enjambment + no rhyme scheme - which individuality of the dad + his refusal to fit in