Project Gutenberg 2021-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 213 Watanna, Onoto 1875 1954 Babcock, Winnifred Eaton Reeve, Winnifred Eaton Eaton, Winnifred Reeve, Winifred Eaton Ziegler, L. W. 06036037 A Japanese Blossom Mary Glenn Krause, Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Japanese Blossom" by Onoto Watanna is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Japan, focusing on the Kurukawa family, who are navigating the complexities of their father's decision to remarry an American woman after the death of their mother. The narrative centers around themes of cultural identity, family dynamics, and the struggle against personal and national expectations, particularly through the eyes of the eldest son, Gozo, who grapples with feelings of anger and duty. The opening of the novel introduces us to the Kurukawa family's children as they gather around their grandmother to hear a letter from their father, now living in America. This letter reveals significant changes in their family dynamics, including the birth of a new sibling and the father's new marriage, leading to the children debating their feelings towards their impending stepmother. The eldest son, Gozo, reacts with rebellion and disdain, insisting on leaving his household to serve the Emperor as a soldier rather than confronting the changes brought by the arrival of an "American barbarian." This tension sets the stage for the exploration of cultural contrasts and familial loyalty that permeates the rest of the narrative. As the plot develops, the relationships between the siblings, their reactions to their father's decisions, and the arrival of the stepmother emerge as vital threads in this rich tapestry of Japanese life during a time of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Japan -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 257706 2025-09-25T13:21:54.536928 text/html 234241 2024-10-18T12:26:34 text/html 5738080 2025-09-25T13:22:02.092917 application/epub+zip 5737881 2025-09-25T13:21:56.734913 application/epub+zip 351657 2025-09-25T13:21:55.415871 application/epub+zip 6778120 2025-09-25T13:22:05.929864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6740579 2025-09-25T13:22:01.063893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1150562 2022-09-29T08:15:37.016643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219074 2025-09-25T13:21:53.807919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199122 2024-10-18T12:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16674 2025-09-25T13:22:06.080832 application/rdf+xml 12533 2025-09-25T13:21:55.604867 image/jpeg 2023 2025-09-25T13:21:55.507866 image/jpeg 5762679 2025-09-25T13:21:54.646889 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia