Dec 30, 2009

The Floating World | The Floating World

At a glance:

Author: Cynthia Kadohata
First Published: 1989
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
Time of Work: The 1950’s and the 1960’s
Setting: The United States
Principal Characters: Olivia Ann, Obasan, Laura, Charles Osaka (Charlie-O), Tan, Andy Chin, Ben
Genres: Long fiction
Subjects: 1950’s
Locales: United States

Form and Content

Kadohata’s novel is a coming-of-age story of a young Japanese American girl. Related both to the genres of the Bildungsroman (a novel of the education of its young hero) and the picaresque (an episodic novel highlighting the adventures of its hero on a journey), The Floating World casts an adolescent girl in the role of its traveling hero. Narrating her story through the point of view of Olivia Ann, Cynthia Kadohata highlights a young girl’s perception of life in a post-World War II United States, a perspective which encompasses three...

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The Floating World | The Floating World

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Form and Content

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