Farewell to Manzanar - Cliffs Notes Author:Mei Li Robinson The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on Farewell to Manzanar explores the autobiographical childhood memories of the author’s wartime incarceration in a Japanese-American internment camp. Following the first-person story of Americ... more »an-born Jeanne Wakatsuki, who was 7 years old when her family was forced into confinement with 10,000 other Asian-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within a narrative that spans three decades. Other features that help you figure out this important work include
Author background, including coverage of Jeanne’s healing return to Manzanar
Introduction to the novel, with historical perspective
Critical essays on style, settings, and themes
Character analyses of Jeanne Wakatsuki and her parents
Review section that features suggested essay topics
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