Analysis Of Inside Out And Back Again Ha By Thanhha Lai

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In this book Inside Out and Back Again Ha is the main character, in the novel which is written by Thanhha Lai. Ha is a ten year old girl and things are changing in Ha’s world, as the Vietnam War comes closer and closer to her home in Saigon Northern communists came to attack South Vietnam and pursuit of taking over Saigon. Her friends and neighbors are leaving. When Saigon falls, Ha and her family are forced to flee on a navy ship and end up moving to Alabama. There, Ha struggles to deal with everything from learning the language. Ha’s life is turned “inside out” because restrictions were put on her and her family including how long they were able to be outside and where they were allowed to go . Neighbors were fleeing to find refuge.

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