Kira-Kira chapters 14-16 final response

Lynn's death has affected the Takeshima family drastically. The mother is going through an emotional breakdown. The father is erupting in a fit of rage. Sammy's young mind may have been warped by the event, and it may change the way his life will turn out. But not all of the outcomes were bad. Although it may have caused a lot of grief for her, Katie will probably benifit from the death of her sister. Lynn was a straight A student, and she dreamed of going to college and becoming a rocket scientist. When Katie starts doing better in school, she realizes that she will have to carry out Lynn's legacy and finish college, just like she promised Lynn she would.

KK chap 12-13 response #1

During chapters 12-13, Lynn was so ill that Katie had to get whatever Lynn desired. After being commanded and bossed around for several weeks while at the same time recieving no respect or gratitude from her sister, Katie finally snapped. When Lynn asked for a glass of milk, Katie retrieved it like a good servant. But when she gave Lynn the milk, Lynn purposly dropped the milk on the rug and demanded that Katie fetch a glass of water. Again, Lynn dropped the water on the rug on purpose. After recieving so much abuse, Katie snapped and screamed at Lynn, saying that she's ruining the family and the house. This small incident may have ruined their friendship and sisterly bond forever.

Coming of Age Response

One interesting fact about the Navajo, a native american tribe that lives around Utah and New Mexico, is that instead of using doctors, they perform healing ceremonies to cure sicknesses. During these ceremonies, they sing and dance around the ill person, sprinkling herbs and plants around them. The main singer, or witch doctor lead the singers and prays to the Gods to heal the sick one.