p4 TFTB Section 5 Discussion Board by Emily Davis

Youssef

2025-03-21 14:48:21 UTC

Why do you believe that Nao calls Haruki #1 her "new hero" on pg.248?

Kailey Waxman

2025-03-21 14:53:41 UTC

How do you think Nao's return home will affect her mentally?

lainey berman

2025-03-21 14:57:25 UTC

On page 234 Akira tells Ruth that she is a big city girl while telling Oliver he is for sure a country boy, and Oliver hesitantly agrees. Why do you think he is hesitant to admit to Akira that he is a country boy ?

Shulammite Chen

464022_1 — 2025-03-21 15:02:13 UTC

How do you think Ruth's memories of her mom at the Free Store add to the story?

Hana

10022718_1 — 2025-03-21 15:06:48 UTC

How do you think Nao's new immunity to the mosquito bites symbolize her changing character?

Annie Sun

133832_6 — 2025-03-21 15:09:01 UTC

Do you think that Nao really had grown from her stay at Jiko's after her father came to pick her up? She had known that her father had to muster up a lot of courage and strength to go to Disneyland, and was most likely proud of being able to tell her daughter that he was able to go, and yet she still declined. She judges her father for being weaker and "more pathetic" than Haruki #1 which in a way also reminds me of when she was bullying one of her other classmates that were "weaker" than her.

Josiah Mo

10038925 — 2025-03-21 15:13:35 UTC

Does Nao's understanding of the mosquitos closeness to her as a fellow "time being" influence how she views those who bully her? Does it give her more empathy perhaps?

Justin Huang

2025-03-21 15:21:44 UTC

Do you think Nao has truly grown and become stronger after practicing zazen and staying with Jiko? Or is this another instance of her attempting to cover up her insecurities?

Nikki

2025-03-21 15:22:12 UTC

How does Ruth's immersion in Nao's past influence her own present, and does it alter her perception of time and reality?

Sana Majmudar

2025-03-21 15:23:05 UTC

How do the mosquito bites illustrate Nao's growth as a character?