HOW DID ICHIRO IN NO-NO BOY RELATE TO HIS MOTHER?

Inchiro did not have a good relationship with his mother. She is cold toward her children and does not show them affection. When Ichiro returns home after being away for two years, she completes an unimportant task before coming to greet him. She sees herself as totally Japanese, not American at all, although she came to the United States as a young woman.

Ichiro's mother cannot accept that Japan has lost the war. She is harsh and alienates herself from her children. When she finally comes to realize that Japan has lost the war.... she takes her own life.