Post by mjunious on Jul 28, 2024 0:02:24 GMT
"In January 1944, having finished my documentary sketches of camp life, I finally decided to leave."
-Citizen 13660, pg 206
It may be because I have limited knowledge of this event, but this passage struck me as quite odd. I do not understand how Okubo could just "decide" to leave so nonchalantly. On the other hand, if she did have the choice to leave the entire time, it would add a level of profoundness that she would choose to stay and document the camp. Was the documentation used as a means of coping, or did she feel a sense of purpose to document history? Or was her "[deciding] to leave" a cheeky statement that I did not catch on to? The back cover synopsis uses the word "witty" to describe the text, but I think that wit may have gone over my head as well. Did anyone feel differently?
-Citizen 13660, pg 206
It may be because I have limited knowledge of this event, but this passage struck me as quite odd. I do not understand how Okubo could just "decide" to leave so nonchalantly. On the other hand, if she did have the choice to leave the entire time, it would add a level of profoundness that she would choose to stay and document the camp. Was the documentation used as a means of coping, or did she feel a sense of purpose to document history? Or was her "[deciding] to leave" a cheeky statement that I did not catch on to? The back cover synopsis uses the word "witty" to describe the text, but I think that wit may have gone over my head as well. Did anyone feel differently?
