What aspects of the novel have been fictionalized and do not stand true when looking at a more factual representation of the event in history?

• I think the events with the dog is what would be the most fictionalized that when she finally spoke up to a soldier nothing was done to her and I really think that at the time if a Japanese American would have talked back there would have been serious consequences. Something that seemed a little fictionalized was the fact that the family members were able to go with their son rather than remain separated because often if they would not have a say on where they stayed at or which camp they went to next.​

What aspects of the novel represent actual historical events in a fairly factual manner?

• After reading both Paper Wishes and Imprisoned I think that Paper Wishes did a really good job of describing what went on in the camps. She called the camps by their actual names and where they were located at in the US. When talking about the rioting that happened in the camps she was referencing the historial riot that took place on December 5th and 6th by the prisoners at Manzanar (pg 180). I feel like overall the book did a great job of actually describing what went on during this time and it really played into your emotions to see a little girl get ripped from her home but she was really most worried about the dog that she took without anyone knowing. I think that this can have a more meaningful impact that she wasn't worried about being out of her home she was more worried about being separated from her dog (which can be viewed as family) and that plays into the emotions of people who were separated. 

How can you use the novel to teach about the event and what misconceptions will you need to correct?

• I thought this novel was great and really well written and could definitely see myself using this in the classroom. This novel  could be used in the classroom by explaining to students that as much as we teach about the Holocaust that was happening in Germany we were imprisoning people here on our own soil as well. I think that that is the biggest misconception that needs to be corrected is that "nothing bad like that happens in America" I feel like this portion of history is not taught the way that it should be in the school systems because I honestly don't remember fully learning about this while in school, this was something that I had to learn more about on my own. I feel like this novel is a great way to introduce kids to how bad things can be when you just assume and single out a single race. I think it is important to note too that Japanese Americans were still allowed to fight in the war but some had families back home that were in these camps which when learning about this time period you would think that they wouldn't be allowed to. I feel like there is a lot to learn and discuss when it comes to this novel and think it adds a lot of value to a classroom and allows for critical thinking. ​