Survival of the fittest: Wakatsuki vs. Lee
Jeanne Wakatsuki and Harper Lee represent minority groups as a platoon of soldiers whose everyday goal is to live another day; however, whether these soldiers have complete freedom differs between the authors stories. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston illustrates her family as trapped behind a fence, and stripped of their freedom. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the African Americans as people who viewed as people of less value. In both cases, the author shows the desperation the minority groups have towards earning respect and dignity. Both authors represent, through racial discrimination, a great deal of harassment towards minority groups, as well as other discriminating factors the effect the minority groups situation their own unique ways.
In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne wakatsuki displays the Wakatsukis as a family who is upset with their imprisoned lives at Manzanar. Jeanne illustrates her......

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Title: To Kill A Mocking Bird Vs. Farewell To Manzanar
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