... and interconnected works that have an indistinguishable composition; fourthly, the Trilogy uses a great deal of phrases. Diaspora Trilogy is the story of Tillers" family's history; Diaspora is the introduction to it. Questions of his identity and his past, center and periphery can be found all over Diaspora, ... trauma has a deep influence on him. This played a vital role in Diaspora and in the whole Diaspora Trilogy. The details of the family events that happened in and after the war, the personal and emotional experiences are the essence of the trilogy. Compared to Diaspora, there is ....

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... and safety among the American population. Unfortunately, for the Japanese-Americans, this meant something completely and tragically different. "Imagine that one day you received notice that you and your whole family must be ready to move within 48 hours. You could take only the possessions you could carry and no one would tell you when you would be permitted to return ... so good to get out of the gates, and just know that you were going home finally, but home wasn't where I left it though our home being bought by a different family, different decorations in the windows; it was our hous...

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... grotesqueness is to leave the community. Another example of a character's complete obsession over one section of life is found in "Mother." This story gives us a closer view of George Willard's family: his mother, Elizabeth, and father, Tom. Elizabeth is completely consumed by her desire to have a deep rapport with her son, so much so that she contemplates killing her husband because ... go for a walk. The story of "Mother" is different from "Hands," "Paper Pills," and "Tandy" in that it discusses an obsession with the love between parent and child, nature's strongest bond. Furthermore,...

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