CliffsNotes on Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James Houston's Farewell to Manzanar - Couverture souple

Robinson, M.A. Mei Li

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822004631 ISBN 13 : 9780822004639

Editeur : CliffsNotes, 1994

Synopsis

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 American-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

Classic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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 American-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

Classic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CliffsNotes
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822004631
• ISBN 13: 9780822004639
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 82
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible