Inside Out And Back Again Quotes

The novel, Inside Out and Back Again, first takes place in Saigon, South Vietnam from February 11th to April 30th . Saigon is where Ha and her family reside in. The Vietnam War has impacted the way they live and where they live negatively. For example: On page 15, Ha’s mother quotes “...if the price of eggs were not the price of rice, and the price of rice were not the price of gasoline, and the price of gasoline were not the price of gold…”, indicating that prices increased dramatically and the amount of food were inadequate. As soon as the Vietnam military arrived the city, thousands of people including Ha and her family fled. Communists hunted down people that tried to escape.They fled Saigon by boat.As they are at sea, Mother decides for them to go to America where there are lots of opportunities for them. They land in Alabama .
Ha is the narrator of the story. She’s a ten year old girl named after the Vietnam Golden River, which is where Mother and Father strolled in the evenings (Page 6). Next, is Mother. In the beginning of the story, Mother is unhappy. Her husband has been missing in action ever since he was captured on Route 1. Mother is the inspiration of Ha and her brothers’ lives. Then, is Khoi, Vu, and Quang. Quang is the oldest, followed by the second oldest, Vu, and last Khoi. Quang is very brilliant and is the only within the family that can speak fluent English. Vu is physically fit. He idols Bruce Lee and wants to become like him. He perfects his martial arts skills, which he teaches Ha so that she can learn to defend herself from being bullied(Pages 153, 160-161).Khoi is a difficult person to analyze. But so far, Khoi begins to create a bond with Ha when his chick died and they end up supporting each