Genre
Historical Fiction
Setting and Context
19th Century, America
Narrator and Point of View
The narrator is a third person omniscient.
Tone and Mood
Tragic, Anxious, Hopeless
Protagonist and Antagonist
In the story of The picture Bride Hana Omiya is the protagonist, and in The Bracelet protagonist is Ruri. United States government during World War II has played the role of Antagonist in both stories.
Major Conflict
In The Picture Bride, Hana's major conflict is to travel all the way to San Francisco from Japan to meet her future groom she never met.
Climax
Hana gets disappointed after meeting her future husband because he looks way too older than the picture his parents sent to her.
Foreshadowing
In The Bracelet, Ruri's Asian identity foreshadows her becoming a victim of the American-Japanese war.
Understatement
In The Bracelet, Ruri thinks that the life of the concentration camp will not be so bad, but after seeing the filthy barracks and losing her bracelet, she can't help but feel sad.
Allusions
The stories allude to the American-Japanese war during World War Two. Several memoirs of the American-Japanese writers based on the timeline of World War Two
Imagery
In The Bracelet, Ruri's best friend Laurie gave her a gold bracelet with a heart charm for a parting gift.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There's a parallel between the characters of Ruri and Hana Omiya. They both want acceptance from the country in which they have been living.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Ruri's gold bracelet is a medium for her to remember her best friend.
