Bamboo Grove Final Post

#1 How did you respond to the ending of the story? I thought the ending was not that good because it just ended right when Yoko finds Hideyo. It didn't even actually say if Ko saw Hideyo. When we were reading in the class, I thought there was more to it than that. I thought that Yoko would tell the horrifying news that there mother is dead. Explain what conflicts got resolved, and what issues remain unresolved for the Kawashima family. The conflicts that got resolved is that Yoko met up with Hideyo and Yoko got money for food. The unresolved conflicts are a place to live, shoes, clothes, and there missing father. Why do you think Yoko chose to end the book there? I think that Yoko decided to end the book there because there might be nothing left to talk or write about or maybe he forgot what happened after she met up with Hideyo.
#2 I think they do this because they want us to learn about the Japanese customs. I think they wanted to do this because they have seen how lucky they really are to survive through that and remember all the good and bad things that they went through. I would have tried to be as close as possible to it because other people will learn about it.
#3 The character I admire the most is Hideyo because he survived through alot of things being smart and resourceful. He survived the Korean Communists Army when they attacked the factory that Hideyo was working in. He was even willing to risk everything even his life for just a chance to see his own family again. He was even smart hiding in the tree when the Korean Communist Army was right under him. He was also smart hiding underwater when he was crossing the thirty eighth parallel.
#4 I learned that the Koreans killed who ever refused to join the army and rapes any young woman they found during the war. I learned that they already had atomic bombs back then. I still want to learn how Hideyo's reaction to his mothers death, and Ko's reaction for seeing Hideyo again. I want to learn how Yoko had that bruise or cut on her chest and how that metal piece got in her right ear.
#5 I learned how cruel humans can actually be when I read the novel. I also learned how tough and unfair life can be. Or maybe what an average kid can actually do. For example Yoko. She won an essay contest for 10,000 yen. Any student in my school or at least the students I know that are in my school won't even bother writing a word or 2. I think you should never underestimate anyone even if you know they can't do that. They might not be able to do that, but maybe that person could even do better than you.