To the Lady

To the Lady

Analyzing a Written Argument

The general argument made by Mitsuye Yamada in her work To the Lady is that she should have done something about being brought to an internment camps. More specifically Yamada suggests that if she would have made some attempt to refuse going to an internment camp then someone would have done something about it. She writes, “Should’ve screamed bloody murder like Kitty Genovese then YOU would’ve come to my aid in shining armor.” Pg. 744. In this passage, Yamada is suggesting that it was her fault that she was sent to an internment camp because she didn’t protest it. In conclusion, it is Yamada’s belief that because they didn’t draw the line anywhere, all were punished.

Planning Your Own Argument

             In my view, Yamada is right because no one could expect something to be done about something that no one has rebelled against or rejected. For example, Yamada could have done any of the things that she suggested in her poem to take a stand against being sent to an internment camp. Therefore, I conclude that people need to take a stand for what they believe in and make sure that what they want is known to others so they don’t miss out on what they want.