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Jot down what you've learned about the perspectives of the following:

Perspective

Boat people

Boat people are refugees that leave Vietnam. They might feel very hopeless when they don’t have a lot of food. They also have many difficulties like straying safe from pirates, making sure no one had a cold, and surviving (food and water)?

US

The US helped get the Vietnam people in safety. They might also want to rescue more Vietnam people (like orphans). They might feel safe that they have done what they can do and now escorting Vietnam people out into different countries.

Ha

Ha might want to go to another safe country for her and her family together. Ha has learnt that they can’t go back and must keep going forward. Ha feels more safe now because they are in a safe area and she might feel sad for her brother. Ha wishes for her dad to come back, and for his brother to go to collage.

Mother

The mother might want the family to be more happy once they have moved and for the brothers to have more education. The mother might feel the family is depressed now and want them to be better. She wanted to go to France but he wants the beer for her sons so they went to America for more opportunities.

Brother Quang

Brother Quang might want to help more Vietnam people by translating and also want their family to be safe as the biggest kid in the family. Brother Quang is getting many opportunities for jobs which can help his family get back on their foot.

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Context:
The Vietnam War led to a decline in the working population, uncertainty in the economy and a rise in debt due to government spending being focused on the war and not society's infrastructures (ex. schools, food production, etc).

Connection to IOBA;
We see Ha's family experience inflation when they see the cost of food rise dramatically and they are hardly able to afford basic food staples such as potatoes and rice.

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- The impact of French Colonialization on Vietnamese culture
- French-Vietnamese post-colonial relations

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- The influence of Chinese and Russian communism on North Vietnam
- Comparing the arrival of communism in Korea vs Vietnam

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Relevant Poems:
Papaya Tree
Two More Papayas
Promises

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HERO'S JOURNEY: Explain how Ha’s experience illustrates the Hero's Journey. 

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HERO'S JOURNEY: Explain how Ha’s experience illustrates the Hero's Journey. 

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Call to adventure ~ inside out; “But I heard in the playground this year’s bánh chung, eaten only during Têt, will be smeared in blood. The war is coming closer to home.”

Crossing threshold ~ should we, crisscrossed packs, wet and crying; the decision of leaving, letting go of their old life “Brother Vū chops; the head falls; a silver blade slices.”

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Poem: Promises

Point:
The papaya represents Ha while the trunk represents her old life.

Evidence:
"cling to the trunk" (cling = to hold on tightly)

Explanation:
Ha and her family cling to their old life as a way to cope while the war changes everything around them.

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THEME: Select a prominent theme from IOBA. Describe how the theme develops throughout the story. 

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THEME: Select a prominent theme from IOBA. Describe how the theme develops throughout the story. 

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Examples of Themes:
Culture and Tradition, War, Resilience, Family Relationships/Friendship, Language

Family Relationships/Friendship
Should we? ~ all three brothers have different perspectives, brother Quang believes they should do what’s best for the country, brother Khôi has empathy for the father, and brother Vū wishes the safest for the family. The mother is frightened to go to the north since they know they would be controlled. But Hà doesn’t have any chance of deciding and stating something in the family.

Sour backs ~ “Brother Vū steps up, placing mother in front of him and lifting me onto his shoulders.” Even though everyone is uncomfortable in the ship, brother Vū prioritized his mother and Hà.

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SYMBOLISM: How does symbolism enhance the reader's connection to the characters? Explain how symbols represent the characters and their experiences.

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SYMBOLISM: How does symbolism enhance the reader's connection to the characters? Explain how symbols represent the characters and their experiences.

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Examples of Symbols:
Papaya Tree, Doll, Chick, Amethyst Ring

Papaya Tree
Promises ~ Hà compares herself to the Papaya tree, the trunk is her old life and she is clinging onto her old life like how the papayas are clinging onto the truck; “… clinging to the trunk. Still green but promising.” Just like how she could still go back to her life.

Wet and crying ~ “Brother Vū wants to cut it down, saying it’s better than letting the communists have it.” Just like if Hà’s family doesn’t their home, the communists will take them. “Brother Vū chops; the head falls; a silver blade slices.” They had to let go of their old life.

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Tran hung dao district 1960
Domino theory 1950
Aids sent to south Vietnam 1950
USA support diem 1956
People war 1959
Political chaos 1963
Gulf of Tonkin incident 1964
Racism in America 1965-1970
President Thieu
The fall of saigon 1975
Massive refugee in China 1977
Widespread Poverty
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Tet (Vietnam lunar new year)
Papaya
Communism countries