She spends three years of her life there, and changes from a young child into a young woman. As the camp became more livable, her life settled into a pattern, and she even attends school again. Life becomes more bearable as the camp becomes more bearable. She remains cut off and distant from her father, something that will continue until he dies. The camp put a wedge between Jeanne and her father, and while it tore the family apart, it killed the relationship that could have developed between father and daughter.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Jeanne's camp experience is her (and the other residents) attempt to be totally and utterly American in everything they do. They form bands that play American music, watch American films, and fill their days with American activities such as crafts, singing, Boy Scouts, and even baton twirling. In many ways, her life in the camp is like any typical American youngster. She takes dancing and baton-twirling lessons, she goes on hikes with friends, and she grows more independent of her family. Families sent off their sons to war, and worried they would not return. In many ways, their lives were just the same as any other American family, and this seems surprising considering their circumstances. It makes sense when the atmosphere outside the camp becomes apparent.
Many of the camp residents are afraid to return to their "normal" lives, because they fear the reaction of the whites. Jeanne writes, "After three years in our desert ghetto, at least we knew where we stood with our neighbors, could live more or less at ease with them" (Wakatsuki...
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