Excerpt from Pearl Harbor as seen through Adam's Eyes
Tracy Wilson
Author, Harry Mazer masterfully foreshadows the impending bombing of Pearl Harbor with conflicts in the sub-plot of this novel
Adand's father, an officer assigned to the USS Arizona, insists that Adam end his association with his new friend Davi because his
parents are Japanese Lt. Pelo felt that with the anti-apanese sentiment on the island, Adan's friendship with Davi would
reflect badly on his family, and, as a result, the United States Navy The thought of ending the first real friendship he has had for
a very long time saddens and angers Adam, who knows that his entire family lives by the unspoken rules of the Navy. This
underlying conflict of racism, distrust, and anxiety sets a mood of uneasiness as Adam secretly goes fishing with Dariat Pearl
Harbor on that infamous December morning
Given this excerpt's tone toward the book A Boy at War thus far, how would you expect the review to end?
A)
by recommending that people stay away from reading this novel
by recommending that the author never try to write historical fiction again
by recommending that people get a copy of this fresh perspective on Peart
Harbor
by recommending that people find other, better historical works about
Pearl Harbor
