Research Paper On Farewell To Manzanar

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Struggles and challenges can make a person feel different. Farewell to Manzanar, a memoir by Jeanne Wakatsuki, a Japanese American, who describes her struggles and challenges she had to face after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. One of the struggles she faces is being teased by Asian kids due to her only being able to speak English growing up. Another struggle she faces is trying to be accepted by others in middle and high school. A third struggle she faces is being discriminated against by other people in middle and high school. Through these events, Jeanne wants to move away from Japanese culture and wants to be a part of American culture due to how she was treated for being Japanese American. When Jeanne and her family moved to Terminal Island, she was getting teased by …show more content…

During middle and high school, Jeanne was trying to have others accept her but most of the people in school would ignore her, making her feel like she should act like she disappeared. However, she felt like there might be other people who would accept her and become friends with her. Causing her to continue her search of finding people that would accept her for who she is instead of ignoring her. Another thing that happened during middle and high school was that Jeanne was being discriminated against by other people due to being related to Japanese people. This meant that she couldn’t join the Girl Scouts, clubs, or any of the activities that were offered at school. However, she didn’t get angry at those people who discriminated against her and instead, moved on with her life because she thought that it wasn’t necessary to cause commotion with them. Jeanne was a Japanese American girl who lived happily with her family at Ocean Park. However, when they move to Terminal Island, Jeanne doesn’t like being there because she was getting teased for only being able to speak

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