Ignorance In 'When The Emperor Was Divine'

Ignorance is very dangerous and can lead to the false victimization of a minority group. On december 7th, 1942 the Japanese bombed the U.S. naval base in Hawaii and destroying the Pacific Fleet. Often referred to as The Bombing of Pearl Harbor. This bombing arose after the United States did like what Japan was doing in China. Ignorance is used in many ways throughout “When the Emperor was divine”, the fallacy “appeal to authority, and the symbol, “The White Dog.”
The theme of Ignorance is very dangerous and can lead to false victimization of a minority group. This theme is deeply used throughout “The Emperor was Divine” On page 5, The wife talks about how her husband was taken away and put in jail on the assumption that he is a Japanese

spy. The actions of the police officers are completely ignorant and they don't know whether this man a Japanese-American citizen is a spy or not. In relation to the theme the man is falsely victimized by the ignorant actions of the government towards this minority group in America at the time. Not just this man was victimized, the whole Japanese-American population was wrongly accused on terms of ignorance and stereotyping. The Japanese-American population were put into internment camps after executive order 9066 was put into play. Executive Order 9066 was a U.S. presidential order signed and during World War II by the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, giving control the Secretary of War to certain areas such as military zones, ultimately clearing the way for the deportation of Japanese Americans. They were but in internment camps because of a very high level of ignorance in America at the time. Many people thought these Americans were spies when in fact they were not. They were just based on how they looked. Ignorance is very dangerous and will lead to the false victimization of a minority group. If enough people believe in a fallacy does that make it true?
The Fallacy, “Appeal to Authority” is very apparent in this story. Appeal to Authority is believing the opinions of people in power. Such as believing everything Donald Trump says, it is proven that he has lied numerous times and yet people believe him. An example from the story of the fallacy, “Appeal to Authority” is when the citizens of the United States believe the government in saying that all Japanese-Americans in the U.S are spies when in truth they were not. Ignorance will lead to the victimization and stereotypical judgement of all people. Many fallacies in stories have symbols that go along with them, a symbol in this story is the white dog.
The white dog represents innocence and ignorance in, “When the Emperor was Divine.” When the white dog was told to lay down by the lady the dog did as he was told and trusted the women. When the lady told the white dog to play dead, he did as he was told and he ended up getting killed. The dog was ignorant and didn’t see it coming, he was just doing what he was told. The ignorance of the dog ultimately lead to his death. The is relevant to the theme because the Japanese were ignorant and and had no clue that they were going to be going to the camps for an extended period of time. Ignorance will lead to victimization and death.
Ignorance is very dangerous and can lead to the false victimization of a minority group. The Jews in Germany were victimized and killed, under Hitler. Hitler was very ignorant and didn't like the Jews and decided to have them killed. This ignorance was very dangerous and ultimately lead to the deaths of many people. Be careful not to be ignorant and judge a person from the outside because it might just kill them if enough people believe the same fallacy.