Cringe?!

To start things off, there were multiple things in this section that had me out of my seat. Let’s discuss:

·         MPs~ They hide from the crew and narrator, why? Obviously it’s because of their skin color and the fact that they are Japs. What is the first thought to cross their minds? Probably, “so these are what the bombers of Pearl Harbor look like”. These are innocent, brave, and courageous American soldiers. They just happen to be Japs. The amount of brutal judgments made onto these men throughout the book irritate me, and make me want to shout out that the whole crew is more patriotic then any of you. As soon as the narrator and crew leave the island on Leroy’s boat, the MPs slither out and watch. This proves how ignorant and cowardly they really are.

·         Island of Fort Massachusetts (home for time being)~Why are these fine men assigned to live in such dishonorable quarters? First of all, the place was a quarantine for yellow fever, who knows what illness still lies around. Secondly, it is a small and unprotected island, a wave during  storm or enemies could easily wipe out all the inhabitants. Soldiers who serve America should be given better treatment than this, it is just not fair.

·         Mysteriousness~ The narrator and crew do not find out why they are there until way later on upon arrival of Cat Island. Do they not deserve information and just common respect? They are treated like slaves who have no right to know anything but to work their souls out.

·         Bait~ The narrator and crew are used as bait. Simple tools to train dogs to hunt and kill the enemy. This in itself is the epitome of disrespect. What American deserves to be treated as such, as just mere practice? Is it a coincidence that they are all JAPS? I think not, the whole task is just not fitting and puts the American Japs at such a low level. The fact that “Roosevelt signed and approved of this operation” really upset me as well. How is the president of the US going to stand for this kind of treatment? The whole idea of it disgusted me. It was said that the Japs were used due to the fact that they smelled different from the whites. Therefore stimulating what the real enemy Japs would smell like. In my head I just thought, “bull!”. Just another sly subtle way to push the narrator and crew lower just because they are Japs.

·         US Coast Guard~ The fact that they automatically assumed that the narrator and crew aboard Leroy’s ship were Jap Saboteurs was just unbelievable. How are you going to assume such ignorant things! This proves that others do not view these Japs with the same level of respect that other soldiers would get. This shows how segregated they really are from everyone else for no legitimate reason. And the fact that PeeWee got hurt because of this outraged me further. Things just seem to get more and more out of hand.

·         Forced Pain~ It’s completely immoral that the narrator and crew are forced to inflict pain upon their dogs. This action only deepens the dogs hatred and anger, while the Japs have no intentions to do so. Why must they participate in such atrocious acts?

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