Adapting Novel Kitchen into Facebook Messages

Annamarie Carlson

December 4, 2013

A Retelling of Kitchen through Facebook Messages

Final Project

Topics in World Literature

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Mikage Sakurai added new pictures to the album Beautiful Kitchens.

Like · Comment · Share · 9 months ago

Mikage Sakurai creates event Grandmother’s Funeral.

Grandmother’s Funeral

Come celebrate my grandmother’s life.


Yuichi Tanabe attends Mikage Sakurai’s event Grandmother’s Funeral.

Grandmother’s Funeral Come celebrate my grandmother’s life.


Mikage Sakurai joins group Orphans.


Orphans A group for children without parents to bond.

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Mikage Sakurai changes location to Kitchen.


Kitchen Yes, I am sleeping in my kitchen. But my grandmother just died, so don’t judge.

Mikage Sakurai Looking for apartments.


Yuichi Tanabe Did you decide on a place to live yet?

Like · 8 months ago

Mikage Sakurai Not even close.


Yuichi Tanabe I was talking to my mother, and we were thinking you should come to our house for a while.


Mikage Sakurai Huh?


Yuichi Tanabe In any case, why don’t you come over tonight

around seven? I’ll message you directions.


Mikage Sakurai Okay…

Yuichi Tanabe likes this. · 8 months ago

Yuichi Tanabe and Mikage Sakurai are now friends.


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Mikage Sakurai becomes a fan of Tanabe Couch.


Tanabe Couch The most comfortable couch there is.

Mikage Sakurai adds photo of Tanabe Kitchen to album Beautiful Kitchens.


Mikage Sakurai and Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe are now friends.


Mikage Sakurai Yuichi Tanabe Your mother is stunning.


Yuichi Tanabe She’s a man.


Mikage Sakurai :o

Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe likes this. · 8 months ago

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Sotaro Mikage Sakurai ?


Mikage Sakurai Long time no see!


Sotaro Sorry about your grandmother.


Mikage Sakurai Thanks.


Sotaro You haven’t been coming to class.


Mikage Sakurai I’ve been busy.


Sotaro I hear you are living with the Tanabe guy now.


Mikage Sakurai His mother lives here too!


Sotaro We should talk. Can you come out now?


Mikage Sakurai Sure.


Mikage Sakurai checks into Chuo Park with Sotaro.


Chuo Park

The best place for those awkward conversations.

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Sotaro Yuichi got slapped by his (ex)girlfriend in the middle of the cafeteria during break. Awwkkkwwaarrddd.


Mikage Sakurai What?


Sotaro She doesn’t like girls sleeping over at her boyfriend’s house.

Okano · likes. 7 months ago

Yuichi Tanabe likes Word Processors.


Word Processors Great for typing change of address cards.

Mikage Sakurai changes her home address to Tanabe Couch.

Yuichi Tanabe Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe and like. · Comment · Share · 7 months ago

Tanabe Couch The most comfortable couch there is.

Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe likes Juicers.


Juicer Great for making juice.

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Mikage Sakurai Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe Thanks again for the glass!


Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe You’re welcome darling!


Mikage Sakurai likes Cooking.


Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe And we love YOUR cooking!

Yuichi Tanabe likes. · 7 months ago

Mikage Sakurai It just hit me that I will never see my grandmother again.


Mikage Sakurai and Yuichi Tanabe check into Dream.


Dream The best dreams involve singing, cleaning kitchens, and ramen. Oh, and they are shared.

Mikage Sakurai and Yuichi Tanabe like Momoko Sakuchi.


Momoko Sakuchi

A lighthouse in the distance…

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Yuichi Tanabe likes ramen.

Mikage Sakurai likes this. · Comment · Share · 5 months ago

Ramen

The survival tool of poor college students.

Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, she needs to take care of something else so she can understand her own limitations.


Mikage Sakurai Life can be so hard.


Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe Yes. But if a person hasn’t ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.


Mikage Sakurai changes her home address to Mikage’s Apartment.


Mikage’s Apartment I finally got my own place!

Mikage Sakurai adds employer Sensei Cooking School.


Sensei Cooking School Amazing cooking courses taught by Sensei.

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Mikage Sakurai and Eriko (Yuji) Tanabe check into Mini-Mart.

Like · Comment · Share · 1 month ago

Mini-Mart The place people flock to when suffering from late

night cravings.

Yuichi Tanabe Mikage Sakurai She died fighting.

Like · Comment · Share · 8 days ago

Mikage Sakurai What? What are you talking about?

Like · 8 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe My mother…or, uh, father, I should say, was killed.

Like · 8 days ago

Mikage Sakurai When…did it happen? Recently?

Like · 8 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe No. It was a while back. Sorry. Somehow I just couldn’t bring myself to call you.

Like · 8 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe Forgive me, please forgive me.

Like · 8 days ago

Mikage Sakurai I’m coming over right now.

Like · 8 days ago

Mikage Sakurai Why are my closest friends surrounded by death?


Yuichi Tanabe Maybe we should go into business. Our clients could pay us to move in with people they want dead.

Like · 8 days ago

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Yuichi Tanabe joins group Orphans.


Orphans A group for children without parents to bond.

Mikage Sakurai makes note Grocery List.


Mikage Sakurai checks into Tanabe Kitchen.


Tanabe Kitchen

Okuno Mikage Sakurai Stay away from my boyfriend. Grow up and let him move on.


Mikage Sakurai Excuse me? You have no right to say anything to me.

Like · 6 days ago

Okuno You are a cold insensitive bitch.

Like · 6 days ago

Mikage Sakurai I’ve said all I have to say.

Like · 6 days ago

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Yuichi Tanabe and Mikage Sakurai check into Barley Tea Shop.


Mikage Sakurai Is this the first time we’ve eaten at a café together?

Like · 6 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe I guess…

Like · 6 days ago

Mikage Sakurai joins event Izu Peninsula Cooking Tour.


Yuichi Tanabe Bring me back something.

Mikage likes. · 6 days ago

Mikage Sakurai and Chicka check into Sarashina.


Chika It’s been so long! It was good to see you.

Like · 5 days ago

Mikage Sakurai You too!

Like · 5 days ago

Chika Remember what I said about Yuichi.

Like · 5 days ago

Mikage Sakurai checks into Izu Katsudon Shop.


Izu Katsudon Shop Best katsudon in Japan.

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Yuichi Tanabe checks into Isehara Inn.


Isehara Inn Traditional monk food.

Chica . likes

Mikage Sakurai Yuichi Tanabe What’s up? Chika mentioned you decided to travel.


Yuichi Tanabe Tofu. Tofu is everywhere. I hate tofu.

Like · 4 days ago

Mikage Sakurai If it makes you feel better, I don’t like the food

here either.

Like · 4 days ago

Mikage Sakurai When are you coming back?

Like · 4 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe Very soon.

Like · 4 days ago

Mikage Sakurai rates Izu Katsudon Shop five stars.

Best food I’ve had in a long time.

Mikage Sakurai Can anyone give me a ride to Isehara?


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Mikage Sakurai Crap. I’ve never broken into a building before.


Mikage Sakurai Yuichi Tanabe You awake?


Mikage Sakurai Yuichi Tanabe I’m really, really hoping you’re awake.


Yuichi Tanabe Mikage Sakurai Thank you for the katsudon. You are insane. But thank you.


Mikage Sakurai You don’t really want to go back, do you?

Like · 4 days ago

Yuichi Tanabe Where did you come from?

Like · 4 days ago

Mikage Sakurai Izu. In a taxi.

Like · 4 days ago

Mikage Sakurai Yuichi…I want for this to be the start of something. I want us to go to more difficult, happier places together. I want you to make the decision after you’re completely better, so take your time thinking about it. But for now, don’t leave

me.

Like · 4 days ago

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Yuichi Tanabe attending event Mikage Returns.

Mikage Returns Who wants to give me a ride from the train station?

Like · Comment · Share · 1 day ago

Mikage Sakurai and Yuichi Tanabe are in a relationship.

Chcika likes. · Comment · Share · 2 hours ago

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