Only The Heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell and David Chiem that tells a story familiar to many Australians. A Vietnamese family is threatened‚ pulled apart by the war in that country. Some of its members disappear; hard-earned wealth is lost. The novel leads the reader to a new understanding of refugees with the demonstrated views of pain‚ determination‚ survival and freedom‚ which are brought to life throughout the novel. The fall of Saigon in 1975 provides the momentum for Mai and her daughters
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that awaits her on the ground’ is sad reminders of her loss and isolation. Vivid description is used to explain the plight of Phuong and Ling who lost their mother. Phuong seeks out Cang because both youths feel isolated and marginalised. In Only the Heart‚ we can see that Phuong feels grief after she has lost her parents‚ and neither does Cang. Phuong joins the gang‚ but ‘she always stood there on the edges of the group‚ part of it yet separate’. She ‘mostly looked at Cang…extension of him’. This
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"Only the heart" is wonderful book written by Brian Caswell and David Phu An Chiem. This book paints an all so real picture of what it would be like in a Vietnamese refugee family. The book is set in character narrative‚ each chapter is told by a different voice. Although there were serval characters in this book‚ there were two main ones - Toan and Linh. I decided to do this character analysis on Linh‚ because out of all the characters‚ she was the most intriguing as well as inspiring to me. Linh
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Only the heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell‚ which entails the journey of refugees fleeing their homeland on a boat after being consumed by post-war communism in search of the dream. The story follows the VO family as they embark on a fishing boat away from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)‚ Vietnam towards Malaysia before landing in Australia and the difficulties as well as the dangers they confront through their migration. The following discussion of this novel will revolve around the different
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Only The Heart is a very successful novel presented by many "narrators" in both in the past and present. This novel portrays the hardships and "suffering" that a Vietnamese family endures through the years of approaching communism. Their desperate flee from the only home they have ever known and the loved ones that they may never see again‚ all in search of a place where there is freedom and "hope". Only The Heat is a story that focuses on the Vo family’s "suffering". The novel shows the hardships
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Only the Heart is a dramatic‚ exciting‚ thought-provoking novel co-authored by Brian Caswell and David Phu An Chiem. Told by multiple narrators‚ Only the Heart is the journey of a family through hope and despair‚ war and peace‚ in search of a dream. The novel opens in 1986 in Sydney Australia‚ where the Vo family welcomes the arrival of Grandma. The picture then immediately flashes back to the 1970’s when the Vietnam Was has just ended. The Vo family escapes from their hometown on fishing boats
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Part 1: Diamonds and Teardrops Tuesday‚ 5 February 2013 4:25 PM Q1. . - Fear of the government (communism) - Learning fear early in life - Viet Cong invading Saigon and joking about it - Forced to live with relatives in tough times - Very disciplinary in tough times - Worried about Toan’s fathers imprisonment Q2. The "voice" of the African American solider is a good example of the sense of joy in war time. He makes eye contact with a young Vietnamese girl and she holds his gaze
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Minds are opened only when hearts are opened “Minds are open only when hearts are open”-such a simple sentence that has so much meaning and so much to teach us. When our heart is open‚ only then can it work in harmony with our mind. Only an open minded man is capable of making a change….a good change in this world but for that he needs to be open hearted too. The heart can simply be defined as a hollow muscle that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated a rhythmic contraction which
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’Open Heart‚ Open Mind: Conversing with the Soul’ Dr Andrew Powell I shall start by describing a way of being without which no soul-to-soul conversation can take place. It is also a way of doing‚ in that it carries intention‚ so there is movement to it. Indeed‚ there is twofold action‚ one in relationship to self and one in relationship to the other. However‚ the outcome‚ when these two actions are accomplished‚ is that self and other become aligned. This kind of connection between self and
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Opening Your Heart Meditation Why do we need our heart open? The heart is actually the centreand ruler of your being. Even in Traditional Chinese Medicine it is known as the ‘Emperor of the Body’ – not the mind as predominantly thought in the western world. The heart when opened fully is where your inner guidance comes from (and divine guidance if you are open to receiving this). This doorway or bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds can provide profound assistance and healing within your
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