Song Of The Buffalo Boy Analysis

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Based on the text "song of the Buffalo boy" The theme of the text is accept who you are or accept the life is given. In the beginning of the story Lou feels like no one is accepting her and feel she doesn't belong. Most importantly she doesn't like herself. "Why do you call me beautiful. when … I want to look like you and your family"Page 18.her father was Americans so she look different from other Vietnamese and people call con-lai."she hated that word, con-Lao!"pg(28). She hate being different. Later in the story Lou doesn't want to stay in the Village, she wants to run away with khai, A buffalo boy who is the only person that accept her, to America because she has to marry officer Heip, someone she doesn't Love. She want to be with khai

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