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"Pearl Harbor Echoes in Seattle," reveals Monica Sone's account of the effects caused by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As a Japanese-American, Sone discloses the tragedy of the event and how it effected her family and friends. One major theme in the story is the irony of being American and being treated with injustice and inequality. Because of the incident at Pearl Harbor, Sone's family underwent prejudice for being Japanese. Sone and her siblings physically …

…when she describes one of the church members asking, "Do you think they'll consider us Japanese or American?" I had quite the same reaction in Italy, yet probably with not the same degree. I also thought about how frightening and stressful it would have been to be constantly waiting for the government to take my father away. I also wanted to understand why Slone's ending was so relaxed and not the disturbing ending I expected.