Imagine trying to gather information about an important event in time for an assignment. You find a few books over what you’re looking for, yet it is not what is needed. There are no stories or witnesses over your event which would be a great asset for your assignment and would keep it truthful. Without witnesses or personal stories, you never know what truly happens. You can be easily lied to without witnesses, this is why they are so important. For example, in Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne is forced to contend with living in an internment camp. As she grew older, she then wrote a book on her experience. In Farewell to Manzanar, chapter 8, pages 62-64, Jeanne tells a story about a personal event that occurred during her stay at Manzanar. Jeanne had come back home from the latrines with her mother, her father then
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Get it over with us. Who wants to go on living like this?”. This story is a gain of knowledge regarding the people’s mental state at the Internment Camps that one would not know before reading. Another instance in the book is chapter 11, pages 74 and 75, where Papa lectures Woody about the loyalty oath and what he should answer. Answering no-no would get you sent back to Japan said Papa, “Do you think that is what I'm telling you? Of course, you cannot answer no-no. If you say no-no, you will be shipped back to Japan with all those other bakatare!” Woody then responded, “But if I answer yes-yes I will be drafted anyway.” proving the fact that both options were egregious. This story is important as it shows a glimpse of the risky decisions that need to be made. When writing about an event, not many people consider the after-effects. This is also a good reason why stories are so important. After Jeanne left Manzanar, her story didn't end there as she powered through discrimination and racism. After leaving Manzanar, nobody let her in their homes as they assumed her to be bad based on her race. She was judged and assumed all the
Get it over with us. Who wants to go on living like this?”. This story is a gain of knowledge regarding the people’s mental state at the Internment Camps that one would not know before reading. Another instance in the book is chapter 11, pages 74 and 75, where Papa lectures Woody about the loyalty oath and what he should answer. Answering no-no would get you sent back to Japan said Papa, “Do you think that is what I'm telling you? Of course, you cannot answer no-no. If you say no-no, you will be shipped back to Japan with all those other bakatare!” Woody then responded, “But if I answer yes-yes I will be drafted anyway.” proving the fact that both options were egregious. This story is important as it shows a glimpse of the risky decisions that need to be made. When writing about an event, not many people consider the after-effects. This is also a good reason why stories are so important. After Jeanne left Manzanar, her story didn't end there as she powered through discrimination and racism. After leaving Manzanar, nobody let her in their homes as they assumed her to be bad based on her race. She was judged and assumed all the