Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview


The Story Devils, by Cynthia Kadohata is a look into the life of a young
girl looking to protect her family in any way possible. The story is based on a
real life experience of the author and shows how we can, at times, let the devil
in ourselves come out and play. The author, now living in Los Angeles, writes
this as almost a warning; but the reader gets the feeling that she would do what
she did again, in a second.
The story takes place after World War II in the town of Chesterville,
Arkansas. It was a small town with small town problems, and had a Japanese
community living within it. The story was written in 1989 and reflect the
uncertainties of the post World War II period. Within the small community there
lived a woman that had been through a recent divorce, and was raising three
children, Kate, the author, and her brother Sean. Because the mother is having
a problem making ends meet, she begins to go to church and meets the......

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