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Group homework: Point out some connection to other books that we have read (Romeo and Juliet or Things Fall Apart) and write a short (one paragraph) conclusion on how you feel after you have finished reading the book, what part you liked the most, and if you recommend this book or not.

The Sound of Waves Background/setting Group Homework -Japan Since 1945 -Major cities devastated (Hiroshima), (Nagasaki) -General MacArthur comes in and democratizes the country -Lost all territories -War crimes held -Emperor lost all powers -Religion, Shinto, is seperated from the State -Cultures like fishing, sushi, orgamy, etc remains as Japanese culture and is practiced -Universal Suffrage -Economy is first bombed -Rapid recovery during the Korean War -Zaibatsus removed and land distributed

Connection to Things Fall Apart -Women's role -Men's superiority -Pride and Honor -Concept of wealth -Foreign influence

Connection to Romeo and Juliet -Jealousy -Love -Text similarities

After reading the book The Sound of Waves, I had mixed feelings: of dullness and of proudness. Reading the first few chapters of the book was the most difficult achievement that I have made throughout reading the book; it was one of the most boring book that I have read so far. However, it was a way to learn the Japanese culture and tradition. I learned more about the geography of Japan and many cultures (fishing.) The most favorite part of the book is when Terukichi tests Yasuo and Shinji to see who has the real and deep love for Hatsue. It was a heroic and a moment of justice. I really want to recommend this book to a slow reader who enjoys every part of the book; I also recommend this book to people who want to learn more about various cultures from all over the world. However, I don't want to recommend this to a fast reader because they will definitely be bored.

Done by Ian Chang

connections to TFA: -both portrays the culture and what the place looks like in details -competetion: in TFA there is a competition between okwonkwo and the foriegn invaders/ in sound of waves, there is a competition between yasuo and shinji -in both, the society is based on wealth -in both book it was clear that the women and men both had roles

Connection to Romeo and Juliet: -both of the characters loved each other passionately -like in sound of waves R and J's love was forbidden(however, later, in sound of waves they get married ) -similar story pattern -both had obstacles and barriers between their love

Overall, after reading the book, The Sound of Waves, I thought it was quite an interesting book about romance between a rich girl and a poor boy. When I read few pages of this book, there were too much descriptions about certain setting, no dialogue, and nothing went on. So I was assuming this book was very boring. However, as I read on, I noticed there were many romantic scenes where this boy and a girl meets. When I finished the book, I realized half of the book was about 19+ stories. I never read such 19+ stories which was a new experience for me. The part I liked the most was when Uncle teru finally approves shinji as hatsue's new husband. As a girl, I understand how if you love somebody, you don't want to get separated. So I feel that Shinji is a courageous brave man who made hatsue his girl. However, I would not want to recommend to people who does not like common plot line story. But I would definitely, recommend those who really loves romantic stories.

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