Dec 23, 2009

Victory over Japan | Themes

Victims and Victimization
The theme of victimization is integral to ‘‘Victory Over Japan.’’ For example, Billy Monday is the victim of a squirrel bite and the painful rabies shots that follow. Rhoda is quick to exploit Billy’s tragedy. Pretending to befriend the unpopular child, she hopes to exploit his situation in an effort to enhance her own reputation both as a budding journalist and as a ‘‘good’’ daughter. She had, after all, been the only third-grader to have a story published in the school newspaper by capitalizing on the victim status of the...