Inside Out And Back Again Analysis
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Part of being a refugee is losing and finding home, but many refugees also lose and gain hope. The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, tells the story of one family which faces numerous difficulties after fleeing Vietnam and arriving in Alabama. The family’s story, especially the story of the main character Ha, is a good example of the universal refugee experience. This experience encapsulates feelings and situations that every refugee faces as they flee their home and resettle. Both the universal refugee experience and Ha’s story involve being turned inside out by grief and discrimination, and back again by helpful people and opportunities for the future.
Turning inside out is a part of the universal refugee experience that is caused partially by the refugee’s grief and by discrimination that they face in their new home. When refugees flee they leave behind everything they know and often miss what they have left behind. Shortly after arriving in the United States one Bosnian refugee Amela Kamenica spoke about Bosnia saying, “Sometimes I wish I’d stayed there, watching the war, rather than being here, safe, but without friends” (Brice 26). Even though the country a refugee has immigrated to may have many advantages, a part of the universal refugee experience is missing the home that they have left. Ha also misses her home …show more content…
Moving to a new country is such a hard transition that many refugees wish to return to their home, especially when their religion or culture is not accepted. Learning skills for communication can help refugees find confidence and belief that they can make a better life in their new home. When the refugees find hope their lives can start to turn back to normal again. Refugees’ ability to find hope after losing everything they know can provide inspiration for us
Part of being a refugee is losing and finding home, but many refugees also lose and gain hope. The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, tells the story of one family which faces numerous difficulties after fleeing Vietnam and arriving in Alabama. The family’s story, especially the story of the main character Ha, is a good example of the universal refugee experience. This experience encapsulates feelings and situations that every refugee faces as they flee their home and resettle. Both the universal refugee experience and Ha’s story involve being turned inside out by grief and discrimination, and back again by helpful people and opportunities for the future.
Turning inside out is a part of the universal refugee experience that is caused partially by the refugee’s grief and by discrimination that they face in their new home. When refugees flee they leave behind everything they know and often miss what they have left behind. Shortly after arriving in the United States one Bosnian refugee Amela Kamenica spoke about Bosnia saying, “Sometimes I wish I’d stayed there, watching the war, rather than being here, safe, but without friends” (Brice 26). Even though the country a refugee has immigrated to may have many advantages, a part of the universal refugee experience is missing the home that they have left. Ha also misses her home …show more content…
Moving to a new country is such a hard transition that many refugees wish to return to their home, especially when their religion or culture is not accepted. Learning skills for communication can help refugees find confidence and belief that they can make a better life in their new home. When the refugees find hope their lives can start to turn back to normal again. Refugees’ ability to find hope after losing everything they know can provide inspiration for us