Tokyo Godfathers Research Paper

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- Thesis: Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers shows even within the diversity of a group of peoples dark past innocence can still become the light in their lives. Topic Sentence: Hana's life isn't what is accepted of society and the only real family he's ever had is either dead or has nothing to really show for themselves, Kiyoko, the baby, made Hana feel complete he'd always wanted someone to care for, the baby was the light at the end of his dark tunnel. * Evidence: On Christmas eve when the baby was found Hana named her Kiyoko, when asked why he responded "From kiyo,"pure," on this purest of nights." **Explain Evidence: Babies will always represent innocence they come in this world clueless and helpless it's up to whomever is

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