Write a paper that addresses American Hijiki: Nosaka Akiyukis 1967 story depicts the main character Toshios memory as the past intrudes into his present everyday life. How does the war and the occupier within continue to shape his life and relationships, although Japan has recovered from the war (or forgotten, denied elements of the war) in many ways economically and materially? John Dowers chapter on kyodatsu may also be useful here.
