Similarities Between Soldiers And Japanese Americans At Camp Harmony

I walk into Summer camp when I see two lines forming. A line for sixth graders, and a line for seventh graders. My friend and I signed up as seventh graders, but a counselor walked my friend into the sixth grade line, not even knowing his grade. This was because he had a shorter height than many people. I then see people arguing over why that was wrong. This picture reminds me of all the problems Japanese Americans went through in Camp Harmony, and the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg. There are many similarities and differences between soldiers who fought at Gettysburg and Japanese Americans at Camp Harmony, and they show how they can compare and contrast. There are similarities between Japanese Americans at internment camps and soldiers

Abraham Lincoln said in the “Gettysburg Address” that “We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live” This quote shows that soldiers at Gettysburg constantly fought and died, showing that they had a terrible environment. Adding on, Japanese Americans in Camp Harmony lived in awful housing. In the autobiography “Camp Harmony” Monica Sone talks about the very small housing. She said that the walls appeared about seven feet high, in a very tight space. People struggled to move around in the apartments, and it displeased many Japanese Americans because they could hardly do many household activities. Another similarity between these two groups of people was their struggles. The “Gettysburg Address” by Lincoln said that “The brave men, living and dead, who

One difference is that the groups had different wants. “from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion” This quote from the “Gettysburg Address” shows that soldiers wanted freedom. They kept fighting for what they wanted, and continued to push through tough times. “Camp Harmony” states that “I remembered the wire fence encircling us, and a knot of anger tightened in my breast. What was I doing behind a fence, like a criminal” This quote implies that Monica and other Japanese Americans wanted to go back home, but they could not do anything about it. Japanese Americans constantly had an urge to go home, but they had to stay in the miserable camp with terrible conditions and qualities. They wanted to go home so badly and live a normal life with their families, but they could not. Moreover, struggles between these groups also show differences. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” This opening line of Lincoln’s address tells us that Americans should treat others the same. However, during the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War, Americans fought themselves “breaking the rules”. Tens of thousands of soldiers died, and these armies were causing their own people of America to