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35 pages 1 hour read

No-No Boy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1956

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Essay Topics

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The novel is set in the aftermath of WWII and the Japanese internment. How have these historical events defined the lives of the primary characters?

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The book features numerous examples of immigrant parents and first generation children. In what ways do these families connect or fail to connect and why? 

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Racism is a recurring theme in the novel. How do characters explain and react to this problem?

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