Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Based on Okada's characterization of Ichiro as a no-no boy. Detail how you believe Okada himself felt about being a yes-yes boy.

From the way that Okada portrays Ichiro in this book, it
makes sense to infer that Okada himself was glad of his decision to answer the questions
with a "yes-yes."  A reader can infer this from all of the troubles that Ichiro faces
due to his "no-no" answer.


In the book, Ichiro has refused
to swear allegiance to the US or serve in its armed forces.  This causes problems for
him that are both internal and external.  Externally, Ichiro runs into trouble with
other Nisei who answered "yes-yes" and with society in general.  Internally, Ichiro is
very conflicted about who he is.  He knows he is different from his more Japanese
parents (especially his mother) but he has answerd "no-no" and so he is not truly
American.


From this, one can infer that Okada's "yes-yes"
answer helped him to feel more American and to resolve the tension between America and
Japan that Ichiro clearly feels.

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