Author's Purpose
Identify an important detail that reveals the authors' purpose in Farewell to Manzanar, and explain what that purpose is.
'[Papa] had become a man without a country... a man with no rights who looked exactly like the enemy'.
The authors’ purpose is to share their personal story and help readers understand the discrimination and struggles Japanese American families faced during World War II in Farewell to Manzanar
Identify an important detail that helps you determine the meaning of the text, and explain how it develops the authors' main idea.
One example: 'a fellow from the cannery came running down to the wharf shouting that the Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor'.
What does the text specifically state in paragraph 17?
The FBI was ransacking Japanese families' homes.
What metaphor do the author's use to describe the fleet of boats heading out into the ocean?
'a lot of that white sardien fleet'
What is the authors' purpose in paragraphs 12-13?
The authors' purpose is to describe the unfair treatment of Japanese families after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This specific part of the excerpt shows that the narrator and her family didn't even know what Pearl Harbor was so they could not have been involved.
Why is the father taken away from the FBI?
He is accused of providing oil to Japanese submarines.
What inference can you make about the phrase, "He had become a man without a country in paragrpah 18?
Even though Papa lived in America, he was being treated like the enemy because he was Japanese and born in Japan.
"But I think he knew it was the futile to hide out or resist"
What does futile mean in this text?
Pointless or useless.
Why does the author describe the FBI searching houses and taking radios, knives, and flashlights?
To show that people were afraid and suspicious after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is the main idea in paragraph 20?
Japanese Americans were denied the same rights granted to other Americans.
How does the reader make an inference about the ships returning to shore?
The reader makes an inference that something bad happened based on phrases directly stated in the text
What does precautions mean as used in paragraph 16?
Actions one take ahead of time to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening.
Why does the author mention that Papa could not become an American citizen even after living in the United States for 35 years?
To show that immigration laws at the time limited the rights of Japanese immigrants and the extent of the laws.
In paragraph 16 papa immediately destroyed any evidence that could possibly tie him to Japan. What does this reaction show?
That he is careful and capable of taking quick action to help his family.
Why does Papa burn the Japanese flag?
Papa doesn't want anyone to connect him with having any loyalty to the nation of Japan.
What does saboteur mean in paragraph 17?
Saboteur means a person who secretly damages, destroys, or interferes with something on purpose to cause problems.
Why does the author end the excerpt by describing her mother crying?
To show how deeply the arrest affected the family.
What is the main idea of the final section when Papa is taken away?
The family is separated because Papa is arrested by the government.
Which sentence shows that Papa was proud of his boat, The Nereid?
“The Nereid was his pride.”
Does turbulent mean in paragraph 17?
Having confusion or lack of order