9: KAMIKAZE - BEATRICE GARLAND

divine wind saved Japan from Mongols in 1200 / suicide bombers in ww2

title, japanese history

a shaven head full of powerful incantations

shows his dedication, propaganda, enchanted him

but half way there, she thought

pilot doesn’t have a voice, volta - change in tone

he must have looked far down at the little fishing boats

justification of the pilot’s actions, finding reason, innocence and everyday life

on a green-blue translucent sea

only half clear, confusion, self conflict

like a huge flag waved first one way then the other

dual imagery, patriotism, surrender, two directions, simile

a figure of eight, the dark shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun

military imagery, bullets, pilots crashing, patriotism, luck of bombers to survive - 8 in japan = lucky

the turbulent inrush of breakers bringing their father’s boat safe

contrast, conflict between duty and will to live

stanza 3 - duty, military 4 - childhood, memories

juxtaposition between themes in language

a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous

bombers have more power than superiors, they are honoured and feared, metaphor

3 degrees of separation - 3rd person about the pilot’s daughter talking about him

the pilot was shamed and ignored when he returned - his view is not clearly heard

they treated him as though he no longer existed

he’s alive but living like a ghost, if he had died he’d never be forgotten - hero

he must have wondered which had been the better way to die

putting in her voice for the pilot, giving him feeling and a voice - shows her guilt

decry

to criticize openly

demure

quiet, modest, reserved

elated

overjoyed, thrilled