Eagle Sparknotes

In 1997, Kaiji Kawaguchi, a Japanese manga writer, published the novel, Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President. Kawaguchi‘s stories involve the Japanese culture and the moral choices people make in intense situations. He has written multiple manga comics besides Eagle and has won various awards in the manga society. His qualifications regarding the style and information he puts into these comics really gives the reader a strong interest to continue to the very end. His style is humorous, yet informational and includes dramatic twists regarding secrets, while having hidden meanings in his comics. Eagle has a lot to offer from its scandals to its political views. The manga is set in an alternate version of the 2000 presidential election in the United States. It starts off with a young reporter, Takashi, whose life has changed in a never ending drama. Unexpectedly, Takashi’s beloved mother passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning and then in a …show more content…
Many of the main characters, such as Noah and Grant are depicted as managed in all that they do. For example Noah, who is a main threat running against Yamaoka for presidency, is controlled by scripts and directors. When he prepares to visit a nursing home, he practices to approach their left side, and place a hand on their shoulder. To offer any words of condolences and he knows to smile to the women like a grandchild, and to the men he is supposed to look at them like he is overwhelmed and honored by their words of wisdom they share. This is seen as normal to many Americans as they know most of what politicians say are phony and plastered. However, to many others it is a disgusting shock about how someone could be so fake, especially to the elderly, to get respect from the public’s eye and gain votes. The author shares a lot of insight to how revolting politics can be and to draw emotions from the