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Prisoner Of War In Japanese Camps By Louie Zamperini

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During World War ll, only 27 % of POWs held in the Japanese Camps did not survive incarceration. Louie Zamperini,however, did, but it wasn't easy for him and the POWs at the camps. Louie Zamperini spent most of his time in World War ll as a POW, or Prisoner Of War in the Japanese camps. While being a prisoner he faced many challenges. American POWs that were held captive by the Japanese in the deadliest camps face dehumanization and isolation in many forms and once enough is enough they resist in order to get their dignity back. The Japanese guards tried their best to make the POW’s life harder than it needed to be. While being a prisoner at Marshall Islands,Louie along with other POWs weren’t given the nutrition they needed. In the text …show more content…

The quote shows that the food was practically poisonous and made many of the POW’s very sick and many died. This quote is also an example of dehumanization because the Japanese didn't care about the POWs and it shows because of the food they were forced to eat. Life as a POW only got worse for Louie because at camp Ofuna, Louie had gotten so sick,thin and hopeless and had lost his dignity. In the text it states,“Most of the captives were emaciated, but Louie was the thinnest. That ration wasn't nearly enough,and he was plagued by diarrhea. He teetered through the forced exercise. Once he collapsed. Sprawled on the ground,he heard laughter”(pg 156). This quote shows dehumanization because Louie was starting to become malnourished because he is not being fed correctly and is losing weight at an extreme rate. Causing him to be weak and the forced exercise was only worsening his well-being and weight. Louie is being tormented by the Japanese because even though they know they don’t feed the POW’s enough, they still forced them to do hard core exercise. While being interrogated by the guards, Louie tells them everything he knows,but they think he’s lying. In the text it

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