The Buddha in the Attic

by Julie Otsuka

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The Buddha in the Attic Questions and Answers

What are the major and minor themes of the book The Buddha in the Attic?

How does Julie Otsuka in her novel The Buddha in the Attic show the theme of moving away from the homeland from a diasporic perspective? For example, how does she show the struggle of the women to settle in America?

What are some diasporic themes in the novel The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka?

There are two collective 'we' narrators in the course of the novel.  How would you describe them? Can you make out differences between them?  Do you think the writer is right to employ a collective rather than individual voice?

Considering this novel is set in the historic past in order to comment on contemporary issues, what are three contemporary themes/theories that are central to Otsuka's novel?

How would I write a reflective essay about the importance of identity and connect it to the book The Buddha in the Attic and society?

Based on the experience of Japanese immigrants described in The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, what do you think the American Dream represented for them, and was it attainable?

Discuss the tension between homeland and new land as represented in The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka and The Translator by Leila Aboulela.

Could help me find some scholarly articles that talk about racism and prejudice faced by Japanese women in the novel The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka?

There are many diasporic themes and topics presented in the novel The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka. How is the topic or theme of moving away from the homeland or mobility shown in the novel?