Family life is very important to the Vietnamese people. Families had a great deal of respect for their ancestors, their present relatives, and the ones yet to come. In the Vietnamese family, sons respected their fathers. Everyone respected the dead and believed in the importance of a proper burial of the dead. The survival and honor of the family rested on these beliefs. Through the course of the war, Kien lost these values: his father was not properly respected, the dead were not appropriately buried, and were even forgotten. After the war, the Kien spends his time struggling to return to these values and purge his soul of these sins.
At the beginning of the novel, we learn that Kien never understood his father. Kien also states that he comprehends “why his mother had left his father and come to live with this wise, kind-hearted man.” (Ninh, 59). It appears that Kien does not respect his father as his culture dictates. However, he tells a story of life with his father before the war in which the reader learns that while he does not understand his father, Kien respects him and takes care of him. “Whenever he went into his father’s attic studio Kien’s heart ached and he choked with compassion…. Twice a day Kien would bring frugal meals to his father…”(Ninh, 124). Kien may not have a close father-son relationship with his father, but he still takes care of his father, as a son should do. It is not until he struggles to organize his chaotic life after the war that Kien understands his father. “Only now, in his middle age, could Kien truly understand those years.”(Ninh, 124).
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...eased soldier, Tung, whom Kien has forgotten. “ ‘Maybe it was Tung. What do you think, Kien?’ ‘Tung who?’ asked Kien. ‘Crazy Tung. The guardsman, don’t you remember?’” (Ninh, 97). Yet, after the war, Kien cannot quit remembering all that died. “He mistook her first for a jungle girl named Hoa…Then, horribly, for a naked girl at Saigon airport on 30 April 1975.” (Ninh, 113). Kien returned to his pre-war culture of remembering the dead.
The thirty years the Vietnamese spent fighting the war destroyed the value system of Vietnam culture. The war devastated the country, villages, and families. After the war, the Vietnamese began reconstructing their way of life. The character of Kien, in The Sorrow of War, shows the plight of the people of Vietnam before, during, and after the Vietnam War.
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Kien Nguyen, the author of The Unwanted, is a very interesting character because of the ways he describes the entire situation he is in. As an author, Kien is providing the reader with vivid details and constantly showing terrific scenes. However, as a child and one of the characters in the book, Kien is a very considerate and caring person. Throughout the book, Kien took good care of his younger brother, Jimmy. It showed that even though Kien himself is a child and is still innocent, he took into consideration to protect his younger brother.
Henry is probably best known for his many wives. He was married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, for twenty years. It ended though, because Henry felt that Catherine was incapable of having a boy (Dague). She had 6 children, only one to live.
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Henry II was born on March 4th, 1133, in Le Mans, France. His mother, Matilda, lived in exile at the time he was born. She was named her father’s successor to the English throne, to follow her father Henry I, but was usurped by her cousin, Stephen. In 1150, after his father’s death, Henry II became ruler of Normandy and Anjou. He then married Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was known as the great heiress of Western Europe. He and Eleanor then traveled to England to claim the royal throne for themselves.
The impact of the Vietnam War upon the soldiers who fought there was huge. The experience forever changed how they would think and act for the rest of their lives. One of the main reasons for this was there was little to no understanding by the soldiers as to why they were fighting this war. They felt they were killing innocent people, farmers, poor hard working people, women, and children were among their victims. Many of the returning soldiers could not fall back in to their old life styles. First they felt guilt for surviving many of their brothers in arms. Second they were haunted by the atrocities of war. Some soldiers could not go back to the mental state of peacetime. Then there were soldiers Tim O’Brien meant while in the war that he wrote the book “The Things They Carried,” that showed how important the role of story telling was to soldiers. The role of stories was important because it gave them an outlet and that outlet was needed both inside and outside the war in order to keep their metal state in check.
Henry II, one of the Angevin kings, was one of the most effective of all England's monarchs. He came to the throne amid the anarchy of Stephen's reign and promptly collared his errant barons. He refined Norman government and created a capable, self-standing bureaucracy. His energy was equaled only by his ambition and intelligence. Henry survived many wars, rebellions, and controversy to successfully rule one of the Middle Ages' most powerful kingdoms. Henry was crowned King of England on October of 1154 and ruled up until 1189, which is the same year as his death. The continental empire ruled by Henry included the French counties of Brittany, Maine, Poitou, Touraine, Gascony, Anjou, Aquitane, and Normandy (Alexander, 124). Three things that were important in Henry II's reign was the relationship between Henry and the appointed bishop Thomas Becket. The second important thing is King Henry II's acheivments that expanded England and made the country strong. The final important thing in the kings reign that he did to regulate his country is that he regulated the financial system, to take power away from the barons, and he used taxes to help him build a fighting force, to make England safe from invasion. Henry II, King of England, ruled strong and intelligently during his reign, making England one of the strongest countries at the time.
The father and son relationship is one of the most important aspects through the youth of a young man. In Shakespeare’s play Henry IV, he portrays the concept of having "two fathers". King Henry is Hal’s natural father, and Falstaff is Hal’s moral father. Hal must weigh the pros and cons of each father to decide which model he will emulate. Falstaff, who is actually Hal’s close friend, attempts to pull Hal into the life of crime, but he refuses.
Henry in Henry V The bishops refer to Henry in the first scene as "a sudden scholar" who can "reason in divinity. " Canterbury says, "The king is full of grace, and fair regard. Ely quotes "and a true lover of the holy church. The two bishops, pretty much have the same view on Henry, they think highly of him.
His musical knowledge was tremendous because he played the lute, organ, and harpsichord. He even composed several pieces of music later on in his life, two of which are called “Pastime with Good Company”, and “The Kynges Ballade”. Other things he enjoyed doing as a child were wrestling, hunting, gambling, tennis, archery, dancing, and jousting. Henry VIII was clearly a very well rounded child who aimed as high as he could in all aspects of his early life.
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For the simple fact that when Henry VI was younger and not allowed to take an active role in leading England, he did not really care about running the country. Henry was such a spiritually deep man that he lacked the worldly wisdom necessary to allow him to rule effectively (Wikipedia). Henry was more of an indecisive pushover.
The Tale of Kieu is the most popular and adored Vietnamese literary work to date. It is a beautiful epic poem composed by Nguyen Du. The epic tells a breathtaking story of the woes of a young girl named Kieu. Through the life of Kieu, Du explores the concept of how much of our lives are preordained by fate or the cosmos, and how much is free will. From beginning to end, readers are captivated by the main character’s misfortune, resilience, and strong moral character. The Tale of Kieu is a riveting read that will challenge readers to think deeper about concepts such as fate, destiny, and karma.
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In conclusion, Henry VIII life was marked with tragedy and achievements. The overall reign of the Tudor Dynasty is the same. There were three children of Henry that took the throne: Edward, who improved some of the protestant problems, but was largely unsuccessful; "Bloody Mary" who murdered, destroyed, and angered the populace of England; and finally Elizabeth took the throne. It's ironic but Henry's least expected heir was actually the best. Princess Elizabeth saved the country with her intelligence, wisdom, and ingenuity, brought England to become a world power. To the best state the country had been in for years. Henry would have been proud of Elizabeth the Virgin Queen. Too bad the fate of not having an heir to the throne repeated and the dynasty was given over to the Spanish.