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On December 7, 1941, Japanese military forces attacked an American military base, Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. This surprise attack resulted in the United States’ decision to officially enter World War II. After this declaration of war, the U.S. began its internment policy, imprisoning Japanese residents without cause. As a British colony and therefore ally of the U.S., Australia also interned its Japanese residents after the Pearl Harbor attack.
Pearl Harbor Attack Quotes in After Darkness
The After Darkness quotes below are all either spoken by Pearl Harbor Attack or refer to Pearl Harbor Attack. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15: Broome, 1941
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Sister Bernice gazed at me. “Don’t you realise what this means? We’re at war with Japan now. You mustn’t stay here. It isn’t safe.” Perhaps mistaking my silence for shock, she continued to speak. “They’ll come for you—they’ll put you away. You should have left a long time ago.”
Her face was creased in anguish. I felt a great tenderness towards her at that moment. “Thank you for your concern, Sister, but you need not worry—I have prepared myself for this outcome.”
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It was a dreadful kind of waiting. Time entered a new dimension—not exactly slow, but a state in which I sensed everything more keenly. I detected the sharp scent of metal in the air, I felt each drop of sweat beneath my shirt, and I observed how the shifting light at dawn and dusk seemed to hide more than it revealed.
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Pearl Harbor Attack Term Timeline in After Darkness
The timeline below shows where the term Pearl Harbor Attack appears in After Darkness. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15: Broome, 1941
...Japan has bombed Hawaii. Ibaraki and Bernice listen to the radio broadcast, which outlines the Pearl Harbor attack . After hearing the news, Bernice tells Ibaraki that he must go back to Japan...
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