Compare Farwell To Manzanar

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In the book, Farwell to Manzanar, Jeanne compares her father to a slave after the civil war. I indeed agree with this statement. Many people that were slaves were not in a position to recover on their own. They were unable to take care of themselves or their families. The slaves were sent back to where they lived with no money, no job and no place to live. Racism still existed and they were still treated as slaves. Some drank too much and were abusive to their families because they were afraid. Like the slaves Papa had no money, job or home to go back to once the war was over. Papa started drinking heavily, was angry all the time and was very abusive to his family. Papa kept his family in Manzanar after most other families had

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