The first vignette I chose is the bus they are all loaded into before arriving at the internment camp.I can feel the pain of losing everything and the anxiety of being shipped to a prison town like a filthy criminal. Its so stuffy; they must be suffocating from each other's breath. Everyone has that same gut wrenching feeling. They are angry at the world, or they are at peace in accepting their unfair fate. No matter what will happen they find some consolation in being together, like sharing the death of a loved one, except no one has died ... yet. Why is this happening? They search their consciousness for the answer, but realize it does them no good.
The second scene I picked is the one where the tower guard looks down upon the families in the camp.There is an unspoken bond of compassion between the guard and the family. He doesn't want to be there. He is just doing is job. The family doesn't want to cause any problems. What else can a slave, threatened by death do? The guard hopes the best for the family, yet all he can do is watch ... he knows this is what he is meant to do ... nothing but watch, and shoot to kill. Hopefully not. The family looks up at him, thankful that he does not mock or hurt them. Both sides feel very alone despite the shared experience. They are on opposite sides. Neither of them lose their humanness.
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