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chaos-

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torn apart
"now that pa will not return, but no one dares to say it out loud for it will shatter our illution of hope" (105)
pain
"The pain of his face makes me feel such shame"(64)

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prosperity

Pain
"Under my breath I count the heads before me, eliminating them one by one, anxiously waiting for my turn." 63
"The pain on his face makes me feel such shame."64
"In my dark corner."64
"Filled  with shame and with quiet tears."64
"I will survive." 74
"My heart feels as if an animal has clawed it out."74
"Pa, will they kill us?"75
"My heart races as I ask him."75
"She had suffered."75
"Danger of being discovered."75
"Nausea at the thought of death."75
"She drove me to kill myself".75
"It is eating itself." 81
"Starvation some from eating poisonous food

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Together
We  have a big apartment that houses everyone comfortably"(7)

Torn apart
" You three have to leave and go far away."(121)

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Middle class
"I know we are middle -class because of our apartment and the possessions we have." (7)

Poverty

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attacked:
"I am asleep when a hand roughly jerks my shoulders" (141)

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Together
"We have a big apartment that houses everyone comfortably."(7)

Torn Apart
"Early one morning, I wake up with dread and panic. My stomach knots and I am drenched with sweat."(158)

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Happiness: "It is afternoon and I am playing hopscotch with my friends on the street in front of our apartment." (17)
Misery: "My skin vibrates with hate and rage." (164)

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Loving
"Uncle, I am doing this for the family. I will take Loung with me. She is still young enough to go to school, get an education, and make something of herself" (216).

Scared
“All is quiet except for the rhythmical chirping of crickets calling out to each other. Suddenly a loud explosion awakens us… My heart and stomach vibrate from the shook” (195).

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Family
"If Ma is known for her beauty, Pa is loved for his generous heart" (4)

No connections
"If we stay together, we will die together"(121)

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Happy
"It is afternoon and I am playing hopscoch with my friends ont he street in front of our apartment"(17).
"Pa holds me and kisses my hair"(103).
"Pa is loved for his generous heart"(4).
"Kissing my forehead"(65).
"I fall asleep"(37).
"Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand"(5).
"Phnom Pen special noodles with chicken for you in a glass of hot water"(3).
"Somehow, one way or another, we find ways to stay alive"(112).
"My first red dress"(59).
"Keav had the gold watch, a gift from us she kept hidden"(99).
Lost
""Ma, is Pa back yet"(104)?
"No, you can't come with me"(103).
"Pa  can we go home now"(29).
"Pa im very hungry and my feet  hurt"(29).
"Don't let them kill me"(117).
"Kim whimpers as blood drips out of him mouth"(117).
"My walls crumbel and collapses on top of me"(160).
"Chou what happens to people when they die"(99).
"There are already meany dead people in the hole, their bodies spreawled on top of each other"(206).
"Pa fights the urge to scream as he hears the sound of a hammer crackes the skill next to hime , smashing into it"(106)

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Pa
"weather or not Pa is right, I believe him. I believe everything Pa tells me." (4)
" Don't worry wherever you go I will find you he tells me." (233)
" Pa is loved for his generous heart." (4)
" Pa reminds me of a teddy bear, soft and big and easy to hug." (4)
"What I love most about Pa is the way he smiles not only with his mouth but also with his eyes." (4)
"Pa holds me and kisses my hair." (103)
" Pa is everything a good father could be: Kind, gentle, and loving." (5)
"I remember clutching tightly to Pa's finger as we walked along wide open corridors." (67)
Alone
"'I want to go home''. The words somehow come out between halting sobs.' (29)

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Safe

Scared
"By the fire, I hear Kim's voice quivering  as she tells them about Pa, Ma, and Geak." (202)

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The Light
"We have a big family, nine in all: Pa, Ma, Meng, Khouy, Keav, Kim, Chou, Loung, and Geak."(7)April 1975,

The Dark
"Now it is all real. Now I no longer have to pretend to be an orphan."(164)

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Changes
"Nothing looks the way I remember it" (218)

New Beginnings
"Meng tells our uncles that many Cambodians are leaving the country for Thailand in search of a new life and to escape the war" (215)

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Captured
"You are nothing, you are a orphan." (13)

Free
"I jump out of the chair and head off to my friend's house down the street." (6)

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Family
-"We have a big family, nine in all : Pa, Ma, three boys, and four girls." (7)
-"Khouy and Meng have to be alive somewhere out there." (200)
-'People have always said that Keav and I were similar in many ways.' (99)
-'" I want them to be safe, to live, but I cannot send them away. They are too young and cannot defend themselves. Not now but soon." His voice trails off.(102)
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Torn Apart
-"Now I no longer have to pretend to be an orphan." (164)
-'"Keav was already dead by the time we got there," Pa speaks wearily. "She died shortly before we arrived. The nurse said she kept asking if we had arrived yet, saying how she wanted to be home and nowhere else." (98)
-'"I asked them if I could have Keav's belongings," Ma whispers hoarsley. "The nurse went to look for them but came back with nothing." (99)
-'"Could you please wait for a moment so that I can talk to my family?" The soldiers nod to Pa. (103)
-'"My beautiful  girl," he says to me as his lips quiver into a small smile. "I have to go away with these two men for a while.' (103)
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Free
"My arms loose flapping in the wind, I pretend that I am a dragon flying high above the city" (10).

Captured
"Seven months after the Khmer Rouge forcefully evacuated us from our home in Phnom Pehn we arrive in the village of Ro Leap" (56).

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Pain
" It seems to be about four months since Keav died. Though the family does not talk about her, my heart still weeps when I remember that she is no longer with us (101)

Together
"My family lives on a third-floor apartment in the middle of Phnom Penh" (1)

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family
"Ma saw that he was kind, strong, and handsome, and she eventually fell in love with him." (5)

loneliness
"Now I no longer have to pretend to be an orphan." (154)

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Phnom Penh city
"Children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on sidewalks with their bare feet,ignoring the grunts and screams of the food cart owners. The wide boulevards wing with the buzz of motorcycle engines, squeaky bicycles, and, for those wealthy enough to afford them, small cars."(1)

Alone
"To live in a place where no one cares about her and everyone is out to get her. She has no protection there. She is utterly and completely alone."(94)

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Family
"If Ma is known for her beauty, Pa is loved for his generous heart.

Broken
"Dark and black it looms over me, pulling me deeper and deeper into it"

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Together
"My family lives on a third-floor apartment in the middle of Phnom Penh" (1).

Torn Apart
"Now I no longer have to pretend to be an orphan" (154).