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I thought this part of the autobiography was both inspiring and moving and did a lot to emphasize the feeling of entering a Japanese internment camp. I liked that the family tried to make the best of it at the camp, though they had no idea what they were supposed to do. There was definitely a feeling of total bewilderment at being taken to some remote area and told to live in an "oversized chicken house." The final part, where Monica discusses her confusion, was the part that showed how confused the Japanese were. "I remembered the wire fence encircling us, and a knot of anger tightened in my breast. What was I doing behind a fence like a criminal? If there were accusations to be made, why hadn't I been given a fair trial?" She expresses how much anger and confusion these people felt as their own country put them in a prison. --Kendall Haring | I thought this part of the autobiography was both inspiring and moving and did a lot to emphasize the feeling of entering a Japanese internment camp. I liked that the family tried to make the best of it at the camp, though they had no idea what they were supposed to do. There was definitely a feeling of total bewilderment at being taken to some remote area and told to live in an "oversized chicken house." The final part, where Monica discusses her confusion, was the part that showed how confused the Japanese were. "I remembered the wire fence encircling us, and a knot of anger tightened in my breast. What was I doing behind a fence like a criminal? If there were accusations to be made, why hadn't I been given a fair trial?" She expresses how much anger and confusion these people felt as their own country put them in a prison. --Kendall Haring | ||
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| + | An interesting diary. I would love to have access to more of Monica's diary. Good 485 topic here for somebody. The Japanese Internment during the Second World War is one of the most shameful government policies of the 20th Century. The scars of many Japanese-Americans probably never healed. Has the government ever officially apologized for the internment? - Phil N. | ||
== Ruth Marshak, “Women of Wartime Los Alamos” == | == Ruth Marshak, “Women of Wartime Los Alamos” == | ||
