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

Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ha
Mother
Brother Quang
Brother Vu
Brother Khoi

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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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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
Etc (your choice - must be pre-approved by teacher)

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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

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Call to adventure: Inside out (pg 4)

Crossing the threshold: Bridge to the sea (pg 42), Should we? (Pg 44),  Choice (Pg 55), One mat each (Pg 63), In the dark (Pg 65)

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War: Inside out (Pg 4)  Eggs (Pg 16) Current news (Pg 18)
Feel smart (Pg 19) Tv news Pg (24)  A day downtown (Pg 32) Bridge to the sea (Pg 42)   Should we (Pg 44)     Early Monsoon (Pg 45)

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1. Papaya Tree

Year of the cat (Pg 1),   Promises (Pg 41),  Two more papayas (Pg 21)

2. Ha’s doll

Choices (Pg 55)

3. The chick

Ssssshhhhhhhh (Pg 46)

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The north wants a United Vietnam under the influence of communism. When Ho Chi Minh became the leader of North Vietnam they closed by having no migration, no more letters and no more family. At first when Ho Chi Minh got the power nothing major changed but after a while children came chanting the slogans of Ho Chi Minh, children will also be rewarded if they report  everything people say in there homes and young adults will be asked to leave university and college. Ho Chi Minh were very against the French during there war against the French.

South Vietnam

They want democracy and capitalism. They wanted to have a western influence. The president Thieu resign. The US abandons the fight for south Vietnam 2 years before the end of the war.

Ha

Mother
Wants the family to leave South Vietnam as she has a first hand perspective of what is going to happen. She does not like the president. She misses her husband. She decides the future of the family.

Brother Quang

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Boat people:
The boat people want to escape Vietnam and move to a western country. They feel like the north will have a bad influence and punish the people that supported the south in any way. They think that if they move elsewhere they will not have to be run by a communist government so they look at options.

The USA
The USA wants to get as many people out of Vietnam to pay respects to the people for leaving and also to show the world they didn’t just abandon South Vietnam. They feel like they let down the people of Vietnam therefore this might be there way of apologizing to the people of South Vietnam.  They think that by getting people out of Vietnam the media might have a better view of the USA.

Ha
Ha doesn’t know what she wants as she is only 10. Ha’s feeling towards what is going on is wanting to meet her father. She thinks that something major is happening but doesn’t know the whole story and all she knows that she has been on a uncomfortable boat.

Mother
Mother wants her children to be in the best situation and a place where they can get the best education. She feels like Paris would be good as she has a cousin there but they man behind her in the line influences her to move to the US as he tells her it would be better for her children for there education and for opportunities. She doesn’t know what to think and relies on a stranger that she has never met to choose for her.

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The domino theory is a political theory that was popular  in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s which stated that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.