https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2020-09-03 17:34:06 UTC 2020-09-11 13:55:42 UTC hello@padlet.com mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721590054 The book is set in The United States in Virginia. This is where the story ends and where Thanh, Mai’s mother, kills herself. I think that is ultimately the reason that Mai left for college after her mother’s death was to get away from the place where it happened. However Mai, travels to Uncle Michael’s house, where she spent the first couple months of her time in America. This is also near where she goes to college, Mt. Holyokes. ]]> 2020-09-04 17:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721590054 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721600408 Mai has flashbacks that describe her memories from Saigon, Vietnam. She describes her old home and the city with the sky-markets and how her mother was able to navigate them with ease. 
Thanh also has flashbacks, in her journal writings, where she goes back to her home village, Ba Xuyen and the Mekong Delta.]]> 2020-09-04 17:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721600408 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721615801 Lan Cao was born in 1961 in Saigon, South Vietnam. Lan left Saigon in 1975, two days before the  opposing forces took down South Vietnam. She left with her mother, father and two older brothers. Her family moved to New Jersey for a little while and eventually moved to Falls Church, Virginia. ]]> 2020-09-04 17:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721615801 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721637785 Mai is introduced in the first chapter. Mai is 13 years old when she and her mother have to leave her home in Vietnam. She immigrates to America where she has to adapt and learn the foreign culture of America.]]> 2020-09-04 17:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/721637785 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728341122 The main time period is around 1975 to the 1980s. Mai leaves Saigon as it falls to the Vietcong in 1975. However the main bulk of the story takes place in America around 1979-1980, around four years after Mai arrives in America. There are times however, when Thanh is writing in her journal and she goes back to time prior to Mai’s birth, which was around 1955. ]]> 2020-09-08 17:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728341122 mldeguzman21026 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728403822 This quote shows a prejudice against Vietnamese soldiers of war. They are believed to be evil ut they are just fighting for their country just like our soldiers fighting for ours. When delved into, both sides are more similar than we think. ]]> 2020-09-08 17:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728403822 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728408047 She got her first degree in political science at Mount Holyoke college, then got her J.D. at Yale Law School then became an international law professor at Brooklyn Law School. Now she is a Professor of Law at William and Mary Law School.]]> 2020-09-08 17:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728408047 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728410020 Lan Cao used her own childhood experiences to make up Mai’s childhood in the story. they weren’t exactly the same but they were both pretty similar to one another.]]> 2020-09-08 17:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728410020 mldeguzman21026 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728426554 This is a commentary on one of the core themes in the book: Destiny. This quote shows that you can manifest destiny and become anything you wanted to be in the future. So much so, that you could even change your past.]]> 2020-09-08 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728426554 mldeguzman21026 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728432954 This is the thought process of Mai. She can't embrace the love and thought of her mother because all she sees is destruction and inevitable pain.]]> 2020-09-08 17:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728432954 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728441442 Thanh is the Vietnamese mother of the main Protagonist Mai. She reunited with Mai when she immigrates to America a couple weeks after her daughter immigrated after the Fall of Saigon.]]> 2020-09-08 17:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728441442 mldeguzman21026 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728453404 Destiny is the main theme of the story, and is debated upon by the two main characters of the novel. Mai believes in the manifesting destiny and creating your own path. Thanh believes in fate, inheritance, and karma. Destiny is decided in birth, and in certain symbols. Her destiny is locked within her ears.]]> 2020-09-08 17:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728453404 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728485757 Thanh has a stroke and is temporarily immobilized which causes her to have to sit down and not do much all day. She is pretty sneaky because she tried to keep the truth about Baba Quan away from Mai. Thanh does this because in her mind she thinks she is protecting Mai and helping her transition into an American life but she in reality is pushing her away. Thanh is also very devoted to tradition and does not really like to step out of her comfort zone.]]> 2020-09-08 17:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/728485757 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732303669 When Mai and her mother fled Vietnam, they took a helicopter similar to the one shown here. This can help one to visualize the situation Mai was going through when Fleeing.]]> 2020-09-09 17:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732303669 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732314767 Baba Quan  was Thanh 's  father and  throughout the book he is portrayed as a good person, who was  unable to come to America solely due to bad circumstances. However it is revealed in the final chapters that he was part of the Vietcong and was actually part of the reason as to why Mai and Thanh decided to leave in the first place.]]> 2020-09-09 17:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732314767 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732338350 The Vietcong were an armed communist organization in South Vietnam. They consisted of North and South Vietnamese soldiers, some of which were armed ordinary boys and men. They could be considered antagonists because Baba Quan Vietcong in hopes of revenge, which caused Mai and Thanh having to immigrate to America. The Vietcong had also destroyed villages, sacred spaces, and resources to benefit themselves in controlling South Vietnam. ]]> 2020-09-09 17:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732338350 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732366020 Baba Quan is portrayed as a kind and loving uncle and father throughout the story, but is revealed to be malicious and vengeful. ]]> 2020-09-09 17:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/732366020 brandonaguilar331 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736184968 Thanh takes her own life in the story because she believes It would b the best thing for Mai. Thanh does not want to be burden to Mai’s life or control Mai’s life. She wants to restore Mai’s karma so that it will be good again and so Mai can have clean slate with no concerns. In Thanh’s mind se does this out sacrifice and love for Mai.]]> 2020-09-10 17:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736184968 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736215943 Baba Quan is an  example of man vs. self because he had an internal struggle to take revenge on Uncle Khan, but ultimately failed in restraining himself. ]]> 2020-09-10 17:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736215943 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736219031 Baba Quan and the Vietcong can be viewed as an example of man vs. society because the Vietcong were going against their own countrymen to try and spread a new form of government. Baba Quan has a struggle with society because while he was part of the Vietcong he also helped Uncle Michael avoid Vietcong traps one time. This shows his struggle of which side of the war to be on.]]> 2020-09-10 17:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736219031 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736232485 We learn throughout the story that Mai is Vietnamese. She is 13 years old in the beginning and at the end of the book she is 17 years old. She learns to speaks English well and to understand American Culture. She is skeptic of certain Vietnamese traditions, but does not renounce her families religious ways.]]> 2020-09-10 17:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736232485 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736238518 The time period of the novel contributed to how Mai and her mother were able to thrive in their new lives in America. The time period provided Mai and Thanh other people from Vietnam to befriend and talk with who also fled Vietnam. ]]> 2020-09-10 17:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736238518 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736242273 We learn that Mai is taking care of her mother after Thanh (mother) got a concussion. As time progresses, we learn how the mother is very quiet about her past. This causes curiosity between Mai and her mother’s history. Thanh also seems to have a strong connection with Baba Quan (Mai’s Grandfather). This causes Mai to seek out Baba Quan in hopes that he can help console Thanh. Mai’s act to try and find Baba Quan shows that Mai genuinely cares for her mother despite the secrets between themselves. In the end, after Thanh’s death, we learn that Mai had never realized the strong relationship between her and her mother.]]> 2020-09-10 17:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736242273 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736246865 There is a major change in Mai caused by Thanh’s death. When Thanh dies, Mai realizes that she was never ready to say good bye to her mother. Another change in Mai is when she immigrated to America and had to learn a new language and American culture.]]> 2020-09-10 17:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736246865 mdeguzman1001 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736251261 Family is possibly the most universal theme of the entire book. In the novel, family is regarded as the most important priority and embracing the love of family is the journey Mai needs to travel to complete her arc. Family is the connection the holds balance and order to the bloodline. Thanh has to choose her daughter over her father and protect Mai at all costs.]]> 2020-09-10 17:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736251261 hkhutchings21068 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736252662 Protagonist]]> 2020-09-10 17:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/736252662 mgcarlson21019 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/738352758 Antagonists]]> 2020-09-11 12:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/738352758 https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/738654708 Thanh has to shield Mai from the truth because sometimes it’s better save someone from the truth than face them forward them reality. What needs to be heard doesn’t always need to be said.]]> 2020-09-11 13:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mgcarlson21019/ccp96c5fx0q5ixbj/wish/738654708