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 Farewell to ManzanarJeanne W. HoustonCliffsNotes on Farewell to Manzanar contains the memoir of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's wartime incarceration at Manzanar, one of ten concentration camps ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. To some readers, the book details a thorny era in U.S. history, a time when civil rights were suspended for 120,000 Japanese Americans. Jeanne's narrative spans three decades, until she is finally able to exorcise Manzanar from her mind. Search this CliffsNote
About the AuthorsIntroductionJeanne's Early YearsBack to Normal LifeDual CareersAbout the NovelIntroductionHistorical PerspectiveInternmentA Brief SynopsisList of CharactersChronologySummaries and CommentariesForewordPart I: Chapter 1Part I: Chapters 2-4Part I: Chapters 5-7Part I: Chapters 8-11Part II: Chapters 12-14Part II: Chapters 15-17Part II: Chapter 18Part II: Chapters 19 & 20Part II: Chapter 21Part III: Chapter 22Critical EssaysStyleSettingsThemesAsian Americans and the LawExecutive Order 9066Character AnalysesJeanne Wakatsuki HoustonKo WakatsukiMama WakatsukiStudy HelpQuizEssay Topics and Review Questions
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The author describes which person with this character sketch: "He was not a great man. He wasn't even a very successful man. He was a poser, a braggart, and a tyrant. But he held onto his self-respect, he dreamed grand dreams."
