https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq en-us 2021-03-22 23:58:52 UTC 2025-12-22 16:45:29 UTC hello@padlet.com sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340550491 The book we are reading is titled The Sympathize written by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Published by Grove Press. 

]]> 2021-03-23 00:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340550491 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340565227 This novel is about a spy who was located in south Vietnam.  They had to be evacuated with many others from the military because of the fall of Saigon. As the evacuees are about to beard the plane they hear explosions which leads to the death of Bons son and wife. After the evacuated arrive at the camps, Bon, the spy, the general and his wive move to Los Angeles. They go on with their life. During his time in LA, the spy then finds a love interest, her name is Sophia Mori. While in LA, the spy and bon kill someone because the general ordered them to due to suspision. This is not his only kill while he is in the US, he also kills Sonny. A few weeks after leaving the US, Bon and the spy are captured. ]]> 2021-03-23 00:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340565227 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340568974 - the spy is from North Vietnam who spys on a South Vietnamese general
- The spy is writing this novel as he is locked up after he was captured.


]]> 2021-03-23 00:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340568974 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340570662  -"We continued to weep as we were trucked to Camp Asan, where, thanks to the general, we were given barracks that were luxurious compared to the tents waiting for the other late arrivals." The reason I chose this quote was not because the refugees were given barracks rather than tents, I chose this quote because before reading this book I did not know refugees were taken to this camp. ]]> 2021-03-23 00:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340570662 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340573947 My favorite character has got to be the protagonist. The spy gives his point of view, so we get to experience the Vietnam war through his eyes. And the fact that he gets to experience the Vietnam war through different points of view makes him my favorite character. ]]> 2021-03-23 00:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340573947 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340575327 One thing I learned from reading this book is that the beginning of the fall of Saigon was due to America. The United States abandoned Vietnam, which meant the withdraw of weapon, money, and protection. ]]> 2021-03-23 00:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340575327 sgilvelasquez1_2 https://padlet.com/sgilvelasquez1_2/jrq8i6pjifi28obq/wish/1340576579 Why did he kill the Sonny?
1. The General was suspicious of sonny being a spy
2. Sonny slept with Sophia Mori
3. He never liked Sonny 
4. Sony betrayed the General


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