Thomas King Evacuation

No matter race or background, individuals deserve the right to be seen and treated as equal. Thomas King’s ironic Indigenous story about Japanese Canadian internment during World War II, Coyote and the Enemy Aliens, and Joy Kogawa’s poem that describes the impact of the internment, What do I Remember of the Evacuation, both depend on the techniques of point of view and perspective, structure, and theme.
Initially, both pieces of writing use point of view and perspective to demonstrate the harsh reality of Japanese internment. They are written in first person point of view which provides more insight to the reader. The reader can see how the character thinks and experiences what is happening in the world around them. However, the authors have
Although one is a story and one is a poem, they are both pieces of writing that help to express their experiences and thoughts of the Japanese internment. The reader can gain insight and a better understanding of what was happening. To add, tone also helps to address this issue. The tone in Coyote and the Enemy Aliens is ironic because of Thomas King’s portrayal of Coyote making foolish decisions. The tone in What I Remember of the evacuation shifts from confusion to bitter. At the start, Joy Kogawa was unsure of why her family had to leave but later on she understands and describes the cruel reality of this event. Also, the mood is another important technique in both pieces of writing. The mood in Coyote and the Enemy Aliens is irritated because of the thoughtless decisions that Coyote is making and the mood in What I Remember of the Evacuation is sympathetic since we learn about Joy Kogawa’s sorrowful experiences. To contrast, Thomas King’s story is subtle whereas Joy Kogawa’s poem is more direct. By using Coyote in the story and not directly referencing the Japanese Canadian Internment, he uses a subtle approach to prove his point. Throughout the poem, it is more clear that Joy Kogawa was experiencing the Japanese
Both authors wrote about the same subject and the consequences that came with it. They demonstrate the impact that the government left on Japanese people but Thomas King’s story also relates to the unfair treatment from the government towards Aboriginals. He shows that aboriginals have also been through discrimination from the government and that they can relate to the Japanese. Thomas King and Joy Kogawa have similar opinions about the Japanese internment. A common theme throughout both is that people should be treated equally regardless of who they are. Japanese people faced racism and discrimination because of what they looked like and it didn’t matter that they were innocent. The purpose of the story and poem is to show how Canadian history is not all positive and that this event has negatively impacted millions of people. Also, both authors wrote about an event that happened at the same time and place. The setting is Vancouver, Canada during World War II.
People can be reminded of past events that significantly affected others by reading insightful poems and stories, such as Thomas King’s and Joy Kogawa’s. In both writings, there are similarities and diferrences in perspective and point of view, structure, and theme to adress the Japanese Canadian internment during World War II.By using these different techniques, both authors demonstarte how cruel and unfair this event