Some landmark events in human history occurred when a group of people was forcibly displaced to meet the needs of a more powerful group. This would encompass the Japanese internment camps in America during World War II. Japanese internment camps were overcrowded and had poor living conditions. Likewise, each person had a unique story about this event, "a true story, involving an extraordinary episode in American history" (Houston x). In the novel Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston, there is a traumatic story that Jeanne experienced and wrote, which will be remembered in the future in a historical context. Manzanar represented different areas of Ko Wakatsuki (Dad) and Jeanne Wakatsuki's unique personalities to cause both destruction and growth, and simultaneously provide influence over each other's characters. The impact of the destruction affected the life outlook of the Wakatsuki family and Manzanar himself, as Papa was separated from the Wakatsuki family, arrived home as a changed man, and tore his family members apart . Dad lived his life successfully, until he was separated from his family after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dad was falsely accused by the FBI men and sent to Fort Lincoln on suspicion of supplying oil to Japanese submarines offshore. Due to Papa's destruction, he burned all remaining items such as documents, papers and the Japanese flag that reminded him of the attack. The narrator describes Papa as a “dark, bitter, brooding presence” (Houston 65). Before the internment, Dad's self-esteem was not destroyed. Dad was very enthusiastic and proud of his dignity and attitude. He was seventeen when he moved... middle of paper... it would give us an escape from the heat, the rattling noises, and more” (Houston 202). With confidence, Jeanne took one last look, left Manzanar forever and continued her precious life. Life in the internment camp slowly ended the closeness of the Wakatsuki family; mainly that of Jeanne since she was a little girl of seven, who is now an adult. The internment camp and Papa's capture destroyed Papa and Jeanne's unique personalities. Throughout Farewell to Manzanar, Papa's identity shrank with his family and it was difficult for him to live happily. Jeanne made the final decision to start a new start in her life, after visiting the old camp with her new family. It was to convince herself that there is a life outside of the camp that Papa created for the Wakatsuki family and that she should eventually let go of her past and start a new stable life..