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Sergeant Victor Guterson Analysis

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Furthermore, Guterson accurately depicts the terror and hatred felt upon the Japanese Americans after World War II. Sergeant Victor Maples presents an unfair testimony about Kabuo’s dexterous kendo skills as he states “No it would not surprise Sergeant Victor Maples to hear that Kabuo Miyamoto had killed a man with a fishing gaff. He is highly capable of such a deed” (285). Judging whether a person can kill another man is impossible and prejudicial; there are too many variables to accurately predict if a man is capable of killing another man solely based on his ethnicity’s history. To think that Kabuo would commit murder just because his ancestors were highly trained in it is completely biased and unreasonable; there is absolutely no way to

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