https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n With your team, discuss whether or not you believe Kiku is a reliable narrator in her descriptions of Miss Sasagawara. en-us 2016-08-08 23:52:36 UTC 2016-08-09 20:48:39 UTC hello@padlet.com rendo01 https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117829928 Kiku and her best friend Elsie are only 20 years old. Miss S., who is nearly 40 years old, is much older than they are. We also noticed that Kiku seemed jealous of Miss S. One way this appears is how Kiku describes Miss. S.'s physical beauty in detailed and almost obsessive ways in the beginning paragraph- everything from her hair, face, "glittering" eyes, and clothing (p. 20).]]> 2016-08-09 20:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117829928 rendo01 https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830041 On p. 22, Kiku admits that Miss S. is the frequent source of community gossip to help pass the time. We're not sure if this is her own admission of guilt or if she's totally unaware that she's also part of the problem. ]]> 2016-08-09 20:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830041 rendo01 https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830241 The narrator claims that her younger sister Michi first thought Miss S. was "scary" (p. 28). Yet, she goes onto then say that Michi became attached to Miss S. during dancing classes. These are two different accounts. Either Michi, as a young child, really had these vastly different impression or Kiku didn't really know what was going on.]]> 2016-08-09 20:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830241 rendo01 https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830680 We all agree that the narrator doesn't or can't offer an accurate picture of Miss. S.'s life. However, in any short story or life in general, we don't think any one person can offer a completely detailed overview of reality. Therefore, we argue that Kiku is about as reliable as anyone else given her own limitations. ]]> 2016-08-09 20:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rendo01/nwcn8x8lee5n/wish/117830680