{"product_id":"analysis-of-toshio-mori-the-chessmen-von-simone-zimmermann","title":"Analysis of Toshio Mori \"The Chessmen\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Angewandte Sprach-und Kulturwissenschaft in Germersheim), course: Proseminar, language: English, abstract: Before taking part in the seminar ¿Introduction to American Ethnic Groups: Asian Americans¿, I had neither heard anything about the situation of Asians living in the United States nor could I define terms like Issei, Nisei, relocation camp or assembly center. Through reading ¿The Chessmen¿, looking for informatio n on Asian American internet sites, and the biography of Toshio Mori I got a first impression of this subject in general and I got some inside into the working conditions of Japanese gardeners working in the US in the 1930s. Before reading this seven page story I thought that it would be impossible to write sixteen pages about such a short piece of literature, but once I finished reading I realized that there is extraordinary depth to this subject. In my opinion, Toshio Mori¿s ¿The Chessmen¿ is more than a fictional text dealing with the struggle of two Japanese gardeners trying to keep their job in a nursery in California. The situation Toshio Mori focuses on reflects today¿s society and the way we have to behave in order to achieve something in life. I decided to base my essay on the facts that are important to fully understand his works, so I began with some background information and dealt with the biography of Toshio Mori and his topics of writing in general. Then I summarized the story. After writing an interpretation of ¿The Chessmen¿ I asked myself what the title of the story might have to do with the contents. Since the relation between George and Nakagawa-san mirrors Darwin¿s survival of the fittest I tried to transfer this idea into modern times. I ended my paper with a conclusion that states my own opinion about ¿The Chessmen¿.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656068600\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656068600","offer_id":39431589658717,"sku":"9783656068600","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/3ceea64a-e6d3-4217-9f69-0511edc40ad2.jpg?v=1777871947","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/analysis-of-toshio-mori-the-chessmen-von-simone-zimmermann","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}