Study Guide for Farewell to Manzanar
The writer of the original book spent three years at the camp. The introductory part of this work is a good recap of what happened in general. The book is divided into sections:
PLOT: What happened to the family specifically.
THEMES: Prejudice, camp conditions, disintegration of family, identity, royalty, freedom, survival, resilience, rebellion, reasoning.
Chapter Summaries: Summaries of each chapter, obviously.
The book is a very good guide Farewell to Manzanar, particularly the themes section.
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