The BraceletThe Bracelet

Yoshiko Yoshiko UchidaUchida

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ArrangementArrangement

Preview Lead inBackground Introduction Detailed Analysis Sum-up & Discussion

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PreviewPreview

Where and when did the story happen ?

Why were they forced to leave ? Who gave the narrator a

bracelet ? And what was the bracelet like ?

What happened to the bracelet ?

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Lead in

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Background InformationBackground Information

Yoshiko Uchida

Introduction to The Bracelet

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PlotHome Sweet

Memories

Given a bracelet church soldiers

loyal

camp alienated

lost the bracelet

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Text AnalysisText Analysis

Different actions

American government

individual white citizens

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Government

The government sent the Japanese-Americans to concentration camps wherethey were locked up and their freedom was taken away.

The causes of imprisonment were prejudice, war hysteria, and poor political leadership.  

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Fellow Citizens

Laurie brought Emi a gold bracelet. Mrs. Simpson drove us to the church. Mr. Noma helped us settle down in the

camp.

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Writing Techniques

Repetition nothing left loyal

the door bell rang Symbolic meaning Bracelet: heart, gold

numbers: 13453; 40

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Language points

At war -- at the war In camp – in the camp Pick up: connotation

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Sum-up & Discussion Sum-up & Discussion

Theme: Eternal friendship Great boundless love discussion: “Those are things we can carry in

our hearts no matter where we are sent”.What are the things? Why?

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