Assignment: Expository Essay

The Manzanar Cemetery Monument

Answer one of the two following prompts:

A) What is the function of loyalty in Farewell to Manzanar? For example, how do characters decide who they are loyal to and when? Why is a person's loyalty of particular importance during the time of Japanese internment? Analyze issues of loyalty in Farewell to Manzanar. Cite specific evidence from the book.

B) Describe the family's relocation home of Manzanar. As portrayed in the book, what does Manzanar sound like, smell like, look like, etc.? How does it stand in contrast to other locations in the book? Explore the primary setting of Farewell to Manzanar. Cite specific evidence from the book.

Requirements:

• MLA format, including parenthetical citation
• 2.5-page minimum

The best papers:

• Stay within the parameters of the subject matter
  
• Have a concise thesis which clearly outlines a position
  
• Clearly support the thesis with solid evidence and a logical structure, citing specific passages from Farewell to Manzanar
  
• Conclude with a summation of the argument
• Properly cite evidence using MLA's parenthetical citation method
  
• Are in compliance with MLA Style

Due: We 3.16 / Th 3.17