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In chapter 8 mother sadly died after coming back. She told Yoko about how everything in homeland was gone. For Yoko we see she is growing up and she was helping mother for as long as she could. Yoko seemed to mature.

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In this chapter, mother passed away while she and Yoko were waiting for Ko at the train station. Because of Mother being sick Yoko had to act more mature and and take care of her mother. Then when mother was pronounced dead Yoko was devestated but she knew that she was even more lonely now and she would have to act more grown up and she would have to handle more responsibilities.

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In chapter 8, mother had just come back from visiting her parents, but sadly they had died due to the bombing. Yoko is very excited to come home to see mother sitting at the station, though she feels very ill and sick. Sadly, she ends up passing away. In this chapter, Yoko had become much more mature. She knew that she had to help out her mother and you can tell that she is taking good care of her. You can tell that due to mother being sick, Yoko realized that she has to take responsibility.

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Mother comes back to the station and dies. When this happens Yoko realizes she can no longer rely on mother and must survive on her own.

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In Chapter 8, mother passed away from an unknown illness that has made her too sick and weak to live. She was also very sad because both of her parents and her relatives died in a bombing. Yoko is extremely devastated, and she then has to take on a bigger role now that mother is gone.

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In chapter 8, mother has passed away the day she returns to the train station. Now Yoko changes because she starts to act more mature. She is turning into an adult.

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In chapter 8, mother passes away near the station. The change we see from Yoko is that she is not holding back her emotions and persevering, she is crying but she seems like she is acting mature and older then her age. She is not wining like she did on the journey.

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In chapter 8 Mrs. Kawashima dies when she arrived back at the train station from her trip. Now Yoko must learn how to survive without relining on mother

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In chapter 8 mother came back from trying to visit her and her husband's parents but they were dead because of the bombing. When she tells Yoko this she feels very sad. After she told Yoko she felt and sick. Yoko tried to get her water but she leaned over and a doctor came and pronounced her dead. Yoko seems to step into a more mature role and understands she needs to take care of Mother right before she died. After Mother's passing Yoko feels sad and alone even though she has Ko. Even when she was given a chance to have a home after Yoko's grief takes over and she doesn't even feel happy or excited.

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In chapter 8, Mother comes back to the station and dies in Yoko's lap from sickness. Yoko seems to have matured after she died and before she died Yoko was trying to take care of her and protect her.

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In chapter 8 mother has passed away, for an unexplained reason. Yoko has to try taking care of Mother while she is still alive, feeling like an adult and having responsibilities. Yoko then starts to act much more mature and strong. This happens because she know she has to take care of her mother and isn't reluctant to do so because of how close the two characters were. She becomes very depressed and sad that her mother had passed away and this will most likely effect how she acts and interacts with school and her piers.

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In chapter eight mother came to the train station and was with Yoko and about a half an hour later she died and Ko was not back from where she went so she never got to see mother alive. Yoko changed by helping mother when she got back and giving her water and being responsible. And after mother died Yoko was very depressed but she made a friend and she is helping Yoko and Ko.

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In chapter 8 Mother had made it back to the station but she was ill. Yoko changed and became like the mother to Mrs. Kawashima, caring for her, bringing her water, and comforting her. Sadly Mother died. Yoko seems more wise and grown up now. For example, she figures that the price for cremation is too high and she no longer whines she also helps out more.

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In chapter eight, Mother had just made it back from Aomori, and when Yoko came home from school she found mother ill and shaking but when she returns with water, Mother dies quickly. Ko had not returned yet because of her idea, so she missed the death. They befriend a nice lady and cremate Mother.
Yoko becomes much more independent when she sees her mother ill because she knows she must help her, she even says that she feels in charge and responsible for her and what she is doing is important.

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When Mrs. Kawashima arrived back, Yoko finds out that her grandparents have dies. Shortly after, Mrs. Kawashima dies in Yoko's lap. Yoko now starts to mature and fight back to the students at her school who bully her. Yoko also becomes more responsible.

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In chapter 8 mother arrived home and Yoko took care of mother for a couple of hours before she died from ilness on Yoko's lap. When mother dies Yoko becomes a new persons and steps up her game to help out more know that mother is gone.

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Mother dies in chapter. Yoko starts to act more mature and take responsibility.

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In chapter 8, mother dies after returning to Ko and Yoko. Yoko changes in this chapter by taking responsibility and care of someone other than herself, in this case mother, who needs help before she dies because she is sick.

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in the chapter, mother died of illness, yoko was very sad as well as ko, but yoko realize that with out her mother she needs to learn to survive on her own.

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In chapter 8,  Mother dies. In this chapter Yoko is starting to fight back against the other students. She shoes this in the beginning when the other student makes fun of her for bringing 2 rucksacks. Also she is starting  to be more responsible when she protects and takes care of mother.

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When Mother arrived back she told them that their grandparents were dead. Then moments later, before Ko appeared, their mother had her last breaths right before them, in Yoko's lap.
When this happens Yoko starts to mature in seconds because she realizes that she needs to step it up so she can survive.

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In chapter 8 Mrs. Kowashima dies before Ko comes home. In this chapter Yoko becomes more mature and took over the role of leader. When she saw her mother, she was weak. She needed to lay down, and in the while before mother died, Yoko took care of her.