That is true, the serfs were just farming on someone else's land, not their own.
I trust “<u>Source 1</u>”
<u>Explanation</u>:
I would trust the Source 1 i.e., the “Sworn testimony by American Sergeant in Congressional hearings in 1969” more because a sworn testimony is a gold evidence for the Congressional hearings. It won’t affect a person i.e., the Sergeant in any way. Maybe the testimony can get corrupted by lying, forcing and constraining, and the shaking the human memory. But in a speech by the General can affect his reputation as he can hid the truth and lie in his speech. So, the sworn testimony is more reliable than the speech.
Chie is a matriarch figure, such symbol who can rule a society in which the power passes and vested from mother to daughter.
We know that Chie is a Japanese of samurai descent. She is raised with some samurai trainings. We can conclude that she is strong, brave, brilliant and independent.
However, Chie’s daughter, Etsuko was raised by a farming family but moves to America as a young bride. Her child adopts the perspective of an American concerning individual's choice.
Generations negotiate their identities in terms of each other and their society. These generations portray distinctive and useful method for constructing autonomy.
