Think about what you have read in Farewell to Manzanar and compare it to what these articles say. How does the information in the article “Japanese Arrive to Build a Delightful Town” compare to what Jeanne describes in the book? Also, the second article describes the U. S. as “very generous” in its wartime treatment of the Japanese. Based on what you’ve read about this period in U. S. history, do you agree? Why or why not? Use evidence from both the book and the articles to support your opinions.

The red badge of courage documents henry's growth and maturity as a soldier through the changes in his personality and behavior. during this transition, henry's emotions run the gamut from glory to fear to depression to anger to exhilaration to courage to honor. his personality and behavior move from innocence to experience, in essence from doubt to duty. henry's maturing process occurs very quickly. in the span of just a few days, henry experiences a lifetime's worth of growth — from his enlisting for self-centered reasons of glory, to the exhilaration of his first battle, to his running from his second battle for fear of being killed, and, ultimately, to his facing the enemy and leading a charge as he becomes one of the bravest soldiers in his regiment. several examples from the novel illuminate the changes which take place in henry's character and in their relationship to the themes of doubt and duty.