Question

How is the description of Papa when he steps off the bus at Manzanar (Ch. 5) different from the way he is described in Chapter 1, when they are still living in freedom in Ocean Park? How has his imprisonment changed him?

Answer 1

In Chapter 1, papa has been depicted as a patriarch. Being a patriarch, he has always decided everything in the family. He was 6 foot tall, lean, and hard.

In Chapter 5, papa was a completely changed man. He stepped off the bus at Manzanar looking gaunt and holding a cane.