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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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1. Call to adventure Poems:
- TiTi waves Goodbye
- current news
- tv news
-  Should we?
- The president resigns
2. Meeting a mentor poems
- TiTi waves goodbye
- a day down town
3.

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Theme: War
Poems:
- Tv news
- In the Dark
- Saigon is gone
Quotes:
- Tv news:
A south Vietnam pilot bombed the presidential palace and flew to the north, receiving a medal.
- In the Dark
The lights were off so that the port wouldn’t be a target.
- Saigon is gone:
The communists crashed their tanks into the presidential palace, Saigon is gone…

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1. The symbols can represent the characters emotion, expression, and personality. This lets the reader understand the character more.
2.  Poems
Papaya tree
- two more papayas
- wet and crying
- papaya tree
Two green thumbs that will grow into orange yellow delights smelling of Summer.
Ha’s doll
- choice
- Brother Khois secret
I choose my doll, I love her for her scars.
Brother Khoi’s baby chick
- Brother Khoi’s secret
- eggs
Brother Khoi screams as the chick had not had a chance after we shoved aboard.

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- South Vietnam wants to win the war, keep their democratic economy an unite.
- South Vietnam feels sad and hopeless as they know that they will lose the war.
- South Vietnam thinks they will lose the war.
Text evidence:
“ I can no longer be your president but i will never leave my country or my people.”
Lesson evidence:
In the tv and radio address, he said his force has failed to stop the advance of the Vietcong because of lack of funds promised to him by the United States.

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Unified Vietnam
Communism
- modeled after Russia and china
They fought against French for vietnams independence
Won the war
Broke the gates of the presidential palace

Ha

- ten years old, wants normalcy, stability.
Symbol : Papaya and doll
Admires mother
Empathizes with her

Mother

- wants safety for her family and her husband to return.
Has to leave Saigon
Experiences hardship under communists rules

Brother Quang
Wants to stay and rebuild Vietnam
Can’t scramble away likes rats without Honor.

Brother Vu
Admires Bruce Lee
And Jonny cash
Finds first papaya
Carries Ha on his shoulder and guides mother forward

Brother Khoi
Does not want to change
Wants life from before
Worries that father wont find them when he returns home
Likes chickens and protects the chick in his hand

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- Ha is rationing more of her food after hearing that they would be floating for a while.
- all the people on board are hungry, sad and depressed, hopeless, and they have started to lower the South Vietnamese flag because South Vietnam no longer exists.
- Brother Khoi has lost his baby chick after being pushed on board. He is very sad after having to finally settle down in a two mat space. Therefore, Ha gives her doll (one of the symbols shown in part l) and throws it in the sea with the baby chick in honor for the chicks death.
- Ha and her family has chosen where they wanted to go, and thankfully they have gotten to where they want to go easily after becoming a Christian. They have been taken in my a cowboy looking guy.

Perspective
- Boat people
Wants to go to somewhere safe and not die
Feels depressed and sad after losing their country
Thinks that they won’t have a good life after losing the war and losing their own country.
- US Refugee Assist
Operation baby lift
Indochina migration
Wants to help them and bring them to a safe place as soon as possible
Feels sad for them as they have no home to go to.
Thinks there is no point of bringing in soldiers as they have lost the war.
- Ha
Wants to go home
Feels sad for her family
Thinks they won’t be able to live a good life.
- mother
Wants the kids to be safe and happy
Feels hopeless for a new start
Thinks they won’t do well in another country.
- Brother Quang
Wants people to feel better including his family
Feels like he is helping a lot for translating
Thinks his family will be safe soon.

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- Ha and her family are pretending to be Christian’s so that there is a larger chance for them to be taken as a huge family.
- A cowboy takes Ha and her family to a suburb in Alabama where the cowboys home is.
- Ha goes to a school in Alabama and she is the only black hair on olive skin person. Due to racism, the kids bully her a lot especially the pink boy.
- Ha starts to choose between war in Vietnam, and peace in Alabama. It’s hard for Ha to adapt to a different economy, therefore she chooses war in Vietnam instead of peace in Alabama.
- Ha feels depressed for her family and herself due to jobs, bullies, and the lost of the amethyst ring.

Perspective
The cowboy
- Cowboy wants Ha’s family to leave the poverty stage as soon as possible due to migration and lose of home.
- The cowboy feels sad for Ha’s family and helps them whenever they need help.
- The cowboy thinks that Ha’s family might not leave poverty stage very soon due to the amount of pain mother is going through in work and depression.
The neighbors
- They want Ha’s family to leave because of racism.
- They think Ha’s family is dirty and bad because they aren’t white.
- Feels annoyed by Ha’s family.
Ha
- Wants to leave to another place except for Alabama
- Ha feels sad for her family
- Ha thinks father is gone.
Mrs. Washington
- wants Ha and her family to recover from their difficulties and help them.
Feels sad for Ha for having to lose so much at such a young age.
Thinks that Ha and her family will recover soon due to confidence.
Brother Vu
- Wants to not go to college
- Feels sad for having to move to Alabama for college only
- Thinks that it will be very difficult to solve all of the problems.

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Food
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Cultural and geographical influence on Vietnamese food
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“Nuoc Mam” explains a type of Vietnamese food in Vietnam.
Papayas were a very important part of food in Vietnam.
Influence on the Vietnamese culture by the French colonization,
Bank Chung is now a normal type of bread in Vietnam due to how the French brought it to Vietnam.

How does it connect to the story IOBA?
- After the war happened and Ha migrated to Alabama, Ha barely was able to taste good Vietnamese food. It is very important to know Vietnamese food and how it’s so attracting. in the story, Ha misses Vietnamese food a lot and eventually she chooses war in Vietnam over peace in Alabama. Not to mention, this was also caused by bullies, racism, uncomforted,
and feeling like she doesn’t belong there.

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Refugee experiences
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How it’s like to be in a refugee camp
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“Tent city” shows Ha and her family’s experience in a refugee camp.
When Ha and her family were on a random navy boat that was traveling to no where, they were squished up and they were migrating as a refugee.

How does this connect to IOBA?
- While war started, Ha’s family had no choice but to migrate and live like/as a refugee. It is good to know how it is and what is the feeling to be a refugee and stay in a refugee camp because Ha as a 10 year old girl experienced what it’s like to be a refugee, and if other people know, they would know how much hardship Ha has gone through.

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History
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How did French colonization lead to the Vietnam war?
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When Ha and her family were choosing where to go, they could go to certain countries because France would be part of it.

How does it connect to IOBA?
- in the story, they mentioned how they can’t move to certain countries in Europe due to how French people might have already taken over some other countries and colonized them, the influence can cause rejection from the French due to the history of French people on Vietnamese people.