Obasan
by Joy Kogawa

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Obasan: Flashbacks 1 key example

Key Examples in Obasan

Chapter 9
Explanation and Analysis—The House Then:

In Obasan, Kogawa uses flashback to reveal Naomi’s most formative and suppressed childhood experiences, showing how memory shapes her identity and emotional world. One of the first major flashbacks appears in Chapter 9:

Beside the sofa is a large record-player with a shiny handle on the left-hand side which I can just reach. Below are thick wine-coloured albums with silver rings on the back. Some of the records have flags or pictures of a dog, some have only gold or black printed letters. The ones with Japanese writing have green labels.