Essay On Farewell To Manzanar

The book Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston explores many subjects and ideas, including our universal concept of power, our theme of justice, and events happening during World War II. Throughout the book I learned many things I did not know that have really benefited towords the way I think. From reading this book I have gained a new knowledge of this time in history and what it might mean to teenage Americans today.

First of all, I think that our class read this novel for many reasons. My first reason is, to understand what happened and from a different point of view. People obviously sometimes react, think, or understand things differently and I think that it is a good idea to have multiple perspectives when you are learning about something or forming an opinion. Furthermore, I think that this book ties in reasonably well with both our universal concept of power and our theme of justice. This book demonstrates how power is used during the war and how it affects the overall justice. In the situation in the book, the government used its power to intern the Japanese therefore affecting justice. Though, another thing to consider is the reasoning behind the government’s use of power. I believe they interned the Japanese based on the idea of “the well-being of the

I know that this sounds cliché, but as Jeanne learned in the book, trying to be someone who you aren’t never works. It is far better to be who you are and use your differences to your advantage. During this time where teens are easily influence by social media and what their peers say, I think that this is an important concept that teens should learn from the book. Even though not everyone is discriminated against the same way Jeanne was, everyone has their own struggles with self-acceptance and wanting to fit in. I know that this was not the “main point” of the book, but this is the one that probably hit me the hardest and is the most important to