In reading and viewing both of these selections, i can agree with almost everyone that has written so far. The written portion gives you a view from someone who was in Manzanar when all the tragedy happened. Ansel Adams was on the other side of the fence, he was a free man who could do what he wanted. Embrey's wrote about her own life story in those internment camps. Ansel gave a postivie outlook on this story but i have to state that it is alot easier to show good sides of people when your not around all the time.
My biggest problem with this section of reading comes from the fact that yes Ansel is a world renowned photographer, but thats all he is, a photographer. Embrey did not write this, to tell us a fictional story, or to entertain us, she wrote it to explain what she went through with these internment camps. You can view Ansel as a positive photographer yes, but i believe that the more powerful of the two is Embrey because she was there. She had to live the life that Ansel was able to just walk up and photograph. Adam's did portray alot of the more positive things that you can get out of his pictures. Although at the end of the day Adams's could go home to a nice comfortable house, while Embrey was forced to live in an interment camp. Which side do you propose has a better view on the situation.
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I very much agree with Matt P's writtings. Adams does have the better life, he takes pictures and then goes home. It is his hobby or job. Where as, Embrey stays in Manazanar. This is not just a story it is her life.
-Brittany
I also agree with what is said here. Adams, although a great photographer, was hidden behind his camera. He didn;t see what was really going on around him, he was doing his job. He was not stuck there he was free to leave at his will; however, Embrey was not. She was trapped there, that was her life and her story gives us an inside view of what really happened.
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