A Short Man With A Big Heart
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.” (Helen Keller). Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston are the authors of Farewell to Manzanar. There are twelve main characters in the novel and some characters who are more notable than others, such as Papa, Mama, Jeanne and Woody. Woody is the third and the oldest son of Wakatsuki family who has a strong character in this novel, Woody is born in California. Papa gets arrested in the beginning of the story. After he gets arrested, he feels mental confusions. Mama is the best character to represent Japanese woman culture and attitude. It is not important that one of them is the main character or the positive one, but it is so important that each one of them appears as a symbol of struggle. They represent a group of people who existed and suffered during World War II, and left their home and job after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. USA government decided to intern Japanese-American people to keep them in a camp. The Wakatsuki family lives in …show more content…
He is a small man with a big heart who adapts himself. During the novel, there are no negative behaviors in Woody’s character. He is a supporter with a very positive attitude which helps him to be strong and make others feel better. This is a good example that shows how people suffer from war and how they overcome their hard situations and become stronger. Woody fights problems with having logic and sense of humor. The novel gives us many examples about the families who survived during and after living in Manzanar. It is clear that Woody’s positive point of view and sense of humor helps him in difficult moments in Manzanar. Woody is a good son who eliminates grief and tells jokes to his family with his funny character. Readers will never forget his character, and parents hope to have a child with the same character as
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.” (Helen Keller). Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston are the authors of Farewell to Manzanar. There are twelve main characters in the novel and some characters who are more notable than others, such as Papa, Mama, Jeanne and Woody. Woody is the third and the oldest son of Wakatsuki family who has a strong character in this novel, Woody is born in California. Papa gets arrested in the beginning of the story. After he gets arrested, he feels mental confusions. Mama is the best character to represent Japanese woman culture and attitude. It is not important that one of them is the main character or the positive one, but it is so important that each one of them appears as a symbol of struggle. They represent a group of people who existed and suffered during World War II, and left their home and job after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. USA government decided to intern Japanese-American people to keep them in a camp. The Wakatsuki family lives in …show more content…
He is a small man with a big heart who adapts himself. During the novel, there are no negative behaviors in Woody’s character. He is a supporter with a very positive attitude which helps him to be strong and make others feel better. This is a good example that shows how people suffer from war and how they overcome their hard situations and become stronger. Woody fights problems with having logic and sense of humor. The novel gives us many examples about the families who survived during and after living in Manzanar. It is clear that Woody’s positive point of view and sense of humor helps him in difficult moments in Manzanar. Woody is a good son who eliminates grief and tells jokes to his family with his funny character. Readers will never forget his character, and parents hope to have a child with the same character as