Word: daughters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Emanuela out of sight. The abductors' approach has been decidedly bizarre. After Agca told reporters that he was happy to remain in jail, his apparent benefactors issued an almost incoherent communique dismissing his statement as "irrelevant." They have consistently refused to provide conclusive proof that Emanuela, the daughter of a Vatican City messenger, is still alive. In addition, they have addressed most of their demands to the Vatican even though, as one official there conceded, the Holy See "is powerless to meet their demands." Having "sincerely pardoned" Agca after the shooting, the Pope has called five times for Emanuela...
...nothing is that simple, the word has two dozen or more forms, depending on who is talking, and to whom, and the social relationship between them. An elderly man might refer to himself as washi, but his wife would say watashi, or, for that matter, atakushi, or atashi; their daughter might say atai and their son boku. Then there is temae, which means both you and I. But the Japanese often evade these social difficulties by dropping all pronouns entirely...
...foundation for the story is provided by a series of Oriental myths suggesting that certain women are capable of using psychic power to possess and manipulate people around them. Mieko Togano, Enchi would have us believe is just such a woman Mieko eventually comes to fully possess her daughter-in-law, Yasuko, whom, she uses to enact a bizarre revenge plot, not directed at anyone in particular, but rather at the vague target of past misfortune Throughout the novel, the obvious passion and energy of Mieko are hidden behind a face which reveals no emotion, similar to the masks actresses...
...familiar plot, O'Neill takes the ancient Greek legend of Electra and sets it in the weeks following V-J Day. Ezra Mannon returns home from the war only to be killed by his wife Christine in collusion with her lover. Daughter Vinnie and son Orin work their revenge. Like the House of Atreus, three generations of Mannons are cursed. O'Neill's insistence on parallels is at times heavy handed, though. The main characters' names, for instance, mimic too closely their Greek counterparts. Ezra Mannon for Agammemnon, Christine for Clytemnestra, and Orin for Orestes are unnecessary hints...
...widely in quality. The cast seems to walk through certain scenes, such as the mini-climax which occurs when Christine (Debbie Wasser) kills Ezra (Benajah Cobb). The underplayed emotions defuse the scene's potential. At other points, though, the tension is very real. A card game between mother and daughter and the final conversation between brother and sister provide a genuine spark...