During WWII Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps, people had to start their lives over and some did not start living until Manazar. In the memoir “Farewell to Manzanar” by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston, Jeanne tells the hardship filled story of her life growing up in Manzanar and her life after leaving it. Throughout life, people face challenges which break them down but also help them discover who they are. When Jeanne’s family arrives at Manzanar, they have to start over and leave their lives behind. They are forced to handle being in a new environment causing their primal beings to manifest. “[Papa] kept pursuing oblivion through drink, he kept abusing Mama, and there seemed to be no way out of it for anyone” (51). When Papa came to Manzanar it brought out the insecurities and fears…show more content… With Papa no longer having the power and glory that he once did he is now left to face the demons that he has been running from; consequently, it reveals that Papa is not as strong as he would let people believe; leaving everyone to discover who he truly is. However, the hardships of Manzanar did not only reveal the evil in people it also revealed the true strength and resilience they hold. Every moment spent in Manzanar is a moment Mama cunningly concocts ways to keep the family together or make their lives better. When the eating system was explained she tried to keep the family together and every time a family would leave, she would try to move her family into the recently emptied block if it was deemed better than their current one (26 and 70). Mama does not allow Manzanar to corrode who she is, instead,
