![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capable of cowing Woody into postponing military service until a draft notice makes it obligatory, Ko climbs back to the managerial spot in the Wakatsuki household and a position of importance as reader and translator of the newspaper to inmates who can't read English. Like the contrasting masks of the theater, Ko, the dual enemy/savior of the Wakatsuki family, struts with pride, but batters against a wall of local accusation that he has gained release from Fort Lincoln through collaboration.īoldly rejecting the label of inu and thrusting himself out of self-imposed house arrest, Ko turns his cane into a swagger stick, a mark of pride in manhood. His alcoholism and unbridled outbursts terrify Jeanne, who has no easy access to escape. Ko's return, however, tips the delicate balance of a family on the edge. In the early days, when she shares Mama's bed and wears baggy World War I surplus garb, her giggles bubble happily to the surface. Most significant to Jeanne’s survival of internment is her survival of her father's manic-depressive antics. ![]()
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