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Thanhha Lais Struggles
PROMPT: Lais verse novel shows the reader the struggles of refugees. Discuss.
INTRODUCTION:
Thanhha Lais verse novel shows the reader the struggles of being a refugee, a 10 year old girl and her family. Ha was to be tutored by someone because she struggles with speaking there language in Alabama. It shows the struggles of Ha and her family needing to leave there country because of the war and needing to go from Vietnam to Alabama. They struggle with the neighbour’s inadequate behaviour showed towards Ha’s family. Lai also highlights that Ha struggles with finding friends and trying her hardest to cope with being bullied by a kid in her class at this new school she moved to.
PARA 1: Thanhha Lais verse novel shows the reader the struggles

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