Internment Through Henry

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Jamie Ford continues to progress the topic but narrating the events leading up to the Japanese Internment camps. Through Henry, the reader can witness a history event through the character’s eyes, and this topic could have been the possible controversial issue of this story. The meaning of this excerpt is to inform the reader of the executive order that took place at this time. Therefore, the tone is informational.
Ford informs the reader through Henry’s father, to demonstrate the expansion and impact Roosevelt’s executive order had on citizens. The syntax overall is complex, that demonstrates a mature tone to the passage. The mature tones shows how extreme the situation is, and how it’s difficult for children like Henry to comprehend. The

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