104 pages • 3 hours read
Alan GratzGrenade
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
How does Hideki’s perception of his grenades change as he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the war?
What does the woman wearing the blue kimono strapped with dynamite represent? What message is conveyed about loss of innocence and beauty?
Discuss the evolution of Hideki’s ideas about US and IJA troops. Why does he reject the simplistic message that demonizes American soldiers and valorizes Japanese soldiers?
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