Part one of term paper
In by Suchi Asano follows the story of a twenty-something Japanese immigrant, Satomi. Satomi lives in Greenwich Village along with many of her fellow recent Japanese immigrants, who are struggling to plant solid foundations for themselves in their new homes. Many of these immigrants, Satomi included, are caught between the opposing Japanes ...

Part two of term paper
... I think that she realizes that even though there are no limits to what you can do in America, sometimes that fact in itself can make you feel empty and foreign at the same time. While the book is supposed to show a change in Satomi’s thoughts and mannerisms, I feel it did just the opposite, closing her off from the new ideas that were being thrown at her. The more she is bombarded with new situations and people, the more closed off and confused she becomes. For example, when her sister, Rie, ...