Stepchild (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Garrett Kaoru Hongo
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Dramatic monologue
- Genres: Poetry, Dramatic monologue
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, World War II, Immigration or emigration, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans
The Poem
“Stepchild” is a dramatic monologue in free verse divided into seven sections. Section 1 was first published in The Nation under the title “Evacuation.” The complete poem under the current title was published in Garrett Kaoru Hongo’s poetry collection Yellow Light. The title thematically suggests how Japanese Americans feel they are treated in the United States. It also calls the reader’s attention to the narrator’s relationship with his parents, which, according to the narrator, is built on “lies” and “fairy tales.”
In part 1...
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