Both Uses of
decorum
in
Obasan
- Such lack of decorum, it is clear, is as unthinkable as nudity on the street.
Chpt 9 *decorum = proper manners and conduct
- I am tired of living between deaths and funerals, weighted with decorum, unable to shout or sing or dance, unable to scream or swear, unable to laugh, unable to breathe out loud.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
manners and conduct considered to be proper and in good taste