Response To Executive Order 9056 Short Story

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The theme of the short stories “Response to Executive Order 9066” and “Mercia” is discriminations because in both stories people discriminate each other.In both on the stories they have young teenagers giving their perspective because they really don’t understand.Both of the teenagers in each story is going to have to adapt to a new society.They both explaining how people are gonna be gone for a long time or already have.

In the story “Response to Executive Order 9066” is about a young teen getting separated from her family because of the war but doesn’t really understand what is going on.Her father gave her tomato seeds and said “Where Im going they won’t grow” which explains that his death is probably upon him.He also says”When the tomatoes

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