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The loss of innocence can be replaced by the horrible reality of this world.
Jeanne started off very innocent, yet because of the horrors of racism and shocking realities inside the internment camp and her family, her innocence was gone and replaced with the weight of reality. All of these events relate to this theme statement, because they show a time where there was anger, emotion, but also happiness in the internment camps. Jeanne definitely matured well in the story, learning about the reality of the world, yet also being her old self, observant and adventurous. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Jeanne's family finds out about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Her father tries desperately to get rid of the evidence that he is Japanese, but he still gets taken away. Jeanne simply observed the scene of her whole family crying, not shedding any tears of her own. She didn't understand what was going on or why everyone was crying. -
Jeanne Arrives in Manzanar
Before Jeanne enters Manzanar, she finds the ride exciting and as an adventure instead of being doomed. It was caused by her youth, curiosity, and lack of knowledge. This quickly changed though, inside Manzanar and the horrors of the real world that would lead with it. -
Jeanne's Father comes back from Fort Lincoln
Jeanne suffers from severe sunstroke before her father comes back from a prison break. None of the family is happy or greets her father when he does come back except for Jeanne. Jeanne always had observed and watched him, admiring his courageous style and how he had given up samurai to protest. Her father goes through an emotional down spiral and becomes violent. He hits Jeanne's mother and her brother punches him in the face. Jeanne is shocked, and all she could do is watch, horrified. -
Jeanne overhears Papa singing Kimi Ga Yo
Jeanne's father and Woody both choose "Yes, Yes" for the loyalty questions, which would result in being drafted apposes to "No, No" which would result in deportation. He attacks a man for calling him an inu, or traitor. Later that night, Jeanne overhears her father singing "Kimi Ga Yo", or the Japenese Anthem, and sees him start crying. The song is about the endurance of stones. She is shocked, because seeing him crying is so rare. She just observes the scene of her family peaceful, for once. -
Jeanne's family moves to Santa Clara Valley.
Jeanne's family moves to Santa Clara Valley after riots. Jeanne's father takes up strawberry farming while Jeanne takes up many hobbies before taking baton twirling. She wanted to be baptized, after seeing how it could change her drastically, but her father says no. Jeanne is left enraged and feels terrible jealously after an orphan girl she saw was baptized and left graceful and beautiful. Jeanne wanted to be someone she really couldn't become, to escape the camp and to just be free.
