Refugees In Inside Out And Back Again By Thanhha Lai
Refugees are all over the world and are forced to flee their homes leaving everything behind having to start their new lives in a safer place. It is a struggle for survival everyday. The novel: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai, is a fictionalization of the real life issues of refugees with the main character Kim Ha and her family having to leave their home in Saigon in order to escape the war that plagues them. The family, although reluctant, decides to flee to America looking for a new place to call home. The phrase “Inside Out” relates to refugees as they are having to start over with nothing familiar about their situation. Ha begins as a happy go lucky girl who loves papaya’s and napping hammocks but as her journey continues she becomes more mature while still carrying her can do attitude. The universal experience of fleeing and finding a new home can be easily relatable to this novel
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The article “Children of War” is a direct correlation to the refugee issue as it shows 4 teenagers who all had normal lives until war struck their home having them run for their survival with no warning in imminent danger.
They all say how they miss the luxury of not having a curfew or many restrictions. “In those days, there weren't any problems. You really could enjoy life.” (Children of War 2) They are limited to do what they’ve done for a while know all in an instant as fear shrouds over them in a gloom. The phrase “back again” can be related to this article as the teenagers want to have their old lives back again when everything was right in the world and they had no
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Refugees are all over having to escape their countries for safety. This turns their lives “inside out” as they are in a unfamiliar location trying to adapt and survive.The informational text “Refugees, Who, Where, and Why” gives description of how refugees must learn a new language and learn new customs as they migrate. You can relate Inside Out and Back Again to every refugee situation, having to give up possessions, your home, and your accustomed lifestyle. Ha has been through alot on her journey to America, she has become less selfish and more mature as shown through the poem “But not Bad” where she accepts the fact that things are different and there must be some sort of compromise in order to adapt. “Not the same, but not bad at all.” (Lai 234)
In conclusion, Ha’s experience of turning into a refugee and having to learn a new language and adapt. Inside Out is a direct fictionalization of the real world problem and is directed correlated with it.
The refugee experience will always be full of trauma and pain. No matter the decision of the refugee there will always be a choice that they must make which can scar them or leave them in emotional peril.
The article “Children of War” is a direct correlation to the refugee issue as it shows 4 teenagers who all had normal lives until war struck their home having them run for their survival with no warning in imminent danger.
They all say how they miss the luxury of not having a curfew or many restrictions. “In those days, there weren't any problems. You really could enjoy life.” (Children of War 2) They are limited to do what they’ve done for a while know all in an instant as fear shrouds over them in a gloom. The phrase “back again” can be related to this article as the teenagers want to have their old lives back again when everything was right in the world and they had no
cares.
Refugees are all over having to escape their countries for safety. This turns their lives “inside out” as they are in a unfamiliar location trying to adapt and survive.The informational text “Refugees, Who, Where, and Why” gives description of how refugees must learn a new language and learn new customs as they migrate. You can relate Inside Out and Back Again to every refugee situation, having to give up possessions, your home, and your accustomed lifestyle. Ha has been through alot on her journey to America, she has become less selfish and more mature as shown through the poem “But not Bad” where she accepts the fact that things are different and there must be some sort of compromise in order to adapt. “Not the same, but not bad at all.” (Lai 234)
In conclusion, Ha’s experience of turning into a refugee and having to learn a new language and adapt. Inside Out is a direct fictionalization of the real world problem and is directed correlated with it.
The refugee experience will always be full of trauma and pain. No matter the decision of the refugee there will always be a choice that they must make which can scar them or leave them in emotional peril.