Farewell To Manzanar By Jeanne Wakatsuki

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Manzanar Final Write Up:
Contrary to most people, I did not enjoy the book “Farewell to Manzanar”. The story itself was only partly interesting and I personally am not a fan of non-fiction. Real life is almost never as interesting as someone else's imagination. In addition, reading a non-fiction war story only made me sad since it actually happened.
Jeanne Wakatsuki (the author and narrator) was the character I connected to the most. Just like me, she was the youngest in her family. Consequently, she couldn’t have a say in many matters as the rest of her family since she didn’t understand what they were talking about. Additionally, since she was the narrator it was easier to get to know her through her point of view.
The harsh weather conditions

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