Comparing The Novel 'Inside Out And Back Again'

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The novel Inside out and back again by Thanhha Lai relates to the universal refugee experience. The book takes place in Vietnam, Alabama, and everywhere in between during the year 1975. The characters that are mainly affected in the refugee experience are Ha, Mother, Vu, and Quang. Refugees go through many challenges including; escaping a country that may not want you to leave, learning a new language, and just surviving. In the novel Ha is just an average person then gets turned inside out by war and fleeing then turned back again when new challenges present themselves. Ha’s story is like other refugee stories in many ways. At first Ha like many other refugees is just having a regular life while not really noticing war in the background.

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