Part one of term paper
The poem "My brother, you must not die," was written by . She is the one speaking in the poem. She is speaking to her younger brother, as she begs of him not to get involved in the Russo - Japanese War. She does it by letting him know of all the things he has to live for, and he wasn't taught and made to kill people. In the lines 4 - 9, ...

Part two of term paper
... mother is now widowed, and needs her son so the house isn't all alone. In line 29, it says she's pathetic in her grief. So she must be dissapointed in her son for wanting to go. I think the mother is really worried because in line 32, it tells how her white hair increases. That's either a sign of aging or worrying too much about her son dying. The brother has been married for ten months. Akiko reminds her brother of the misery and pain he will put his wife and mother through if he dies, ...