Essay Archive - Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview
Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview
The Story Devils, by Cynthia Kadohata is a look into the life of a young
girl looking to protect her family in any way possible. The story is based on a
real life experience of the author and shows how we can, at times, let the devil
in ourselves come out and play. The author, now living in Los Angeles, writes
this as almost a warning; but the reader gets the feeling that she would do what
she did again, in a second.
The story takes place after World War II in the town of Chesterville,
Arkansas. It was a small town with small town problems, and had a Japanese
community ....
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