![]() ![]() The persona of the poem is a 6-year-old Japanese girl.“And Tim flew the Union Jack when the war was over but Lorraine and her friends spat on us anyway” (Kogawa, 90). This quote delineates how she was treated due to her race. The theme is conveyed throughout the story, by the way the persona continually explains what she went through and how she felt. The theme is, The affects of war and racism. ![]() The persona represents the many children who felt inferior to the “ruling” white race in Canada. The purpose is portrayed in this quote, “Families were made to move in two hours Abandoning everything, leaving pets And possessions at gun point” (Kogawa, 90). The purpose of the poem is to portray what the young Japanese children who were affected by the war, went through and thought about after being taken out of their lives literally.The subject matter is evident when the persona explains the events of the time period when this happened to her. The poem is about a 6-year-old Japanese girl, who’s family alongside herself were unwillingly forced out of their Vancouver home to live in concentration camps in British Columbia, due to the affects of war.What Do I Remember of the Evacuation? By Joy Kogawa Presented by: Arnelle & Edward ![]()
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