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I can’t see the thing that y’all are on! I can only see this one from 13 days ago

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I can’t see the thing that y’all are on! I can only see this one from 13 days ago

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That doesn’t appear for me ms reppi🥺

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“Sip he says,and don’t waste strength.” Page 88

Ha needs to drink water to have her strength back.This shows that Ha is so kind and grateful.

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"Father could be looking at the same round moon. He may already understand we will wait for him across the world. I feel guilty having not once thought of father."

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"If the communists catch us fleeing, it’s a million times worse than staying at home.” Page 87

Ha has changed because she has to constantly be worrying about the communists while she is on the ship and just hope and pray that they don’t get captured. Ha has become more self aware and scared because she has to always be on alert so that she can keep herself and her family safe.

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“Sip, he says, and don’t waste strength.” Ha has to live in poor conditions with little strength left but she is not complaining about it. This shows that Ha is greatful.

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Ha has changed a lot through out the book because at the begging of the story Ha just wanted to show that she was better or that she could do the same as her brothers. But now Ha is just worried for her family and doesn’t really care if she is the best.

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Ha has changed by not eating much to not eating at all, but she still greatfull for what she has

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“I feel guilty having not once thought of father”pg90 This shows that Ha is starting to realize that she is more fortunate than some people because she has never seen the worst part of the war and that she has to be great full for what she has

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“  I hold his hand:come with me he doesn’t resist”
Brother Khoi nods and I smile, but I regret not having my doll as soon as the white bundle sinks into th sea”

Ha has grown in many different ways and one of those is the fact that she is willing to give up her most prized possession for her broth

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“I feel guilty having not one thought of father”
She’s focusing more on her life.

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“I feel guilty having not once thought of father”.

She’s been thinking and wishing her father would come home and now she’s gotten to the point were she doesn’t as much as she used to

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“In single files they sponge bathe and relieve themselves behind blanket curtains” pg:89 She has changed because she has been learning how to share and deal with those around her and not being bothered because she knows they all have the same struggles which shows she has matured some.

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“I hold his hand: come with me... but I regret not having my doll as soon as the white bundle sinks into the sea”
Pg: 86
Ha is being forced to grow up and mature faster and become more responsible because of her new life style on the ship.

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“I feel guilty, having not once thought of father.” Ha feels horrible because she hasn’t been thinking of her father because she’s been distracted by the events that are going on in the war.

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“making me think land isn’t just something I once knew”
Ha seems to be losing hope. In this it sounds like she is giving up just because she’s is abandoning her country.

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“When not in class I have to say within sight of my mom like a baby.” Pg. 80 The situation has worsened to the point that she has to be under constant surveillance and cannot be truly free with the current happenings, a far cry from her life in Vietnam where she seemed to enjoy relative freedom.

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"I feel guilty having not once thought of father."
She's really just worrying on her family rather than worry about if her dad is coming back to them because they are going through a hard time on the the ship.

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“South Vietnam no longer exists.”

Ha and her family came to the realization that Vietnam(their home) is now gone and there is no hope of going back. Ha’s family can not go back to their home; they have to keep moving forward.

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“I hold his hand: come with me” (p.85) Ha comforts her brother, showing her maturity, and how her values have changed, now she supports her brother instead of being annoyed at him.

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"I feel guilty, having not once thought of Father" PG-90. She feels bad for not thinking about her father and where he is while her and her family is away from Vietnam

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“I feel guilty, having not once thought 💭 of father”
Explanation:
Since Ha had flee from Vietnam 🇻🇳 all the problems and worries that was happen she hasn’t had the time to think about her dad.

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“Making me think..... Once knew...... wearing clean night clothes” page 82

Ha misses her old life and she misses simple things like clean clothes.

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“Land is just something I once knew.” This is telling you she has lost a lot and she wishes she could have her normal life back.

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“Sip, he says, and don’t waste strength” Ha has to be in bad conditions on this boat and has not a lot of strength left but she does not complain about it

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“I feel guilty, having not once thought of father.” Hà has her mind on different things now that she is aboard the boat. She thinks less of father and her sadness and more of her and her family’s survival

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the commander decides rations are now half a clump of rice only at morning and at night and one cup of water all day long

she doesn’t have enough of food or water so she must be grateful for the rations she gets

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Liynuks. She went from scared and worrying to accepting and open. 

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Liynuks. She went from scared and worrying to accepting and open. 

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“but I regret not having my doll as soon as the white bundle sinks into the sea.” Page 86
Ha is having to loose and leave important things behind. Ha is willing to let go but regrets it after. Ha wants to have a normal life but she has let go of some things before.

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Ha went from scared and worrying to accepting and open.

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Your strongest evidence that shows how Ha has changed since the beginning of the book!