Farewell to Manzanar Ap Book Report

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AP Book Report 1. Title of Work: Farewell to Manzanar 2. Author and Date Written: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston, 1973 3. Country of Author: United States of America 4. Characters: Major: Jeanne- Jeanne is very observant and mature. Although Jeanne is just a little girl throughout her days in Manzanar, she is a very mature and non-verbal child. The whole story is told through Jeanne’s point of view, showing the detail that she noticed as a child. Mama- Mama is very stubborn and strong. We see that Mama is a very stubborn woman when she breaks the beautiful set of china that was worth two-hundred dollars instead of selling it to a man who only offered only fifteen. “He watched her for a moment and said he was sure he couldn’t pay more than seventeen fifty for that china. She reached into the red velvet case, took out a dinner plate and hurled it at the floor right in front of his feet.” (Houston 11). Mama shows that she is strong when a drunken Papa threatens to kill, her and she steps right up and challenges him. “’I’m going to kill you this time!’ ‘Go ahead, if that will make you happy.’ ‘You lie to me. You imprison me here with your lies!’ ‘Kill me then. I don’t care, I just don’t care.’ ‘I can never go outside, because of you!’ ‘Here. Here is my head. My chest. Get it over with. Who wants to go on living like this?’ She was lying very still, gazing up at him. The tears had stopped.” (Houston 49). Papa- Papa is a very prideful and theoretical man. “That cane Papa brought back with him he had carved and polished himself in North Dakota. When his limp went away he continued to use it. He didn’t need to. He liked it, as a kind of swagger stick, such as military officers sometimes use.” (Houston 34). This shows that Papa is prideful and likes to show off his work. “’Who do you want to win this war?’ ‘I am interested to know where you will

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