In the book, Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsukis reflects back on what her life was like during World War Two. Jeanne lived in Manzanar, which was a place for Japanese Americans to live. Throughout the book, Jeanne tells about all of the hardships that her and her family faced during her childhood. The hardships that they faced were caused mostly because they were a Japanese American family. The Wakatsukis were even relocated from their homes many times because it was not safe for them during this time. World War Two began when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Because of this, everyone else began to fear the Japanese. They did not think that they could trust anyone who was Japanese anymore. This fear began to take its toll and Jeanne and her family. The Wakatsukis and other Japanese families were soon forced into a concentration camp, by the Unites States government. The Japanese did not try to resist the move, because they were scared of what might happen to them if they refused to go. They would soon regret this, because the …show more content…
Finally he was able to return to the camp and join his family. At first, his family is weary to talk to him because he is different than he used to be. He looked as though he had been starved, and he had to walk with a cane now. Papa is not the same person that he was. He doesn’t leave his room, and his family has to bring him his meals. He does not want to leave the barracks for a very long time after he gets home. Papa’s arrival should have made everything better again, but instead the Wakatsukis slowly began to fall apart. Papa was angry all the time and even threatened to kill Mama. Kiyo sticks up for Mama by punching Papa in the face. The Wakatsukis were never the same. Kiyo apologized to Papa, but nothing changed would change the fact that Papa was different