Both Uses of
futile
in
Obasan
- I throw up my hands in futility.
Chpt 2 *futility = realization that the effort was pointless
- Not seeing these, she did not crash into the oblivion of either bitterness or futility but remained airborne.†
Chpt 14futility = pointlessness (uselessness)
Definition:
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful