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9780822004639

CliffsNotes on Houston's Farewell to Manzanar

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  • ISBN13:

    9780822004639

  • ISBN10:

    0822004631

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-01-29
  • Publisher: Cliffs Notes

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature.CliffsNotes on Farewell to Manzanar explores the autobiographical childhood memories of the author's wartime incarceration in a Japanese-American internment camp.Following the first-person story of American-born Jeanne Wakatsuki, who was 7 years old when her family was forced into confinement with 10,000 other Asian-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within a narrative that spans three decades. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Author background, including coverage of Jeanne's healing return to Manzanar Introduction to the novel, with historical perspective Critical essays on style, settings, and themes Character analyses of Jeanne Wakatsuki and her parents Review section that features suggested essay topicsClassic literature or modern-day treasure - you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Authors 5(7)
Introduction to the Novel 12(2)
Historical Perspective 14(5)
A Brief Synopsis 19(1)
List of Characters
20(4)
Chronology 24(1)
Critical Commentaries 25(17)
Maps
42(10)
Critical Essays
Style
52(4)
Settings
56(1)
Themes
57(4)
Asian Americans and the Law
61(2)
Executive Order 9066
63(2)
Character Analyses
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
65(1)
Ko Wakatsuki
66(1)
Mama Wakatsuki
67(1)
Review Questions and Essay Topics 68(3)
Selected Bibliography 71

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