The father is the one who lost himself the most. He went from a successfully man being able to provide for his family to someone who could barely take care of himself. It felt like his children lost all respect for him which is really sad because he did nothing more but long to be with them. He didn’t appear the way they remembered or do the stuff they once loved. As for his wife I'm not sure how much she resented him for the changes she had to make in her life to now become the provider of the family.
the confession to me was more of letting the world know that they were ordinary Americans just like them and didn't deserve to be accused of all those things. I am guessing the Japanese believed confessing will sent them free but instead it hurt them .
I was surprised that no one came out and told there full story. I really wanted to know what happen to them in there. I wanted to know why they read there letters and crossed out their words knowing that was there only communication. the stripped them of all privacy which is so cruel. and as for the children and mother it like they treated them like animals. They gave them food only if they finished all their food and to do so they had to eat as animals. They gave them army leftovers to keep warm. In the end it was if they had nothing left ,no sense of self. In fact the only thing that kept them together was their faith and because they were together. As for the father he had it rough he was alone and still kept up the little strength he had just to make it home to his family.
