1. Paulsen lived through or saw the results of important historical events.
Choose one of the following events of World War II and report on it: a) internment of Japanese-Americans in 1942; b) the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, especially the Bataan Death March; c) the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, d) the American attack on Okinawa.
2. Paulsen never explicitly mentions the title. Evaluate Eastern Sun, Winter Moon as a description of the events of the book as well as its mood or atmosphere.
3. J. G. Ballard wrote a fictionalized memoir, Empire of the Sun, of his childhood spent under Japanese occupation in Singapore. Compare and contrast his experiences with Paulsen's. Compare and contrast the style.....
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