Inside Out And Back Again

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. The protagonist of the novel is Ha. Her family consists, her three brother, her mother. Ha’s father was a U.S Navy troop, he went missing on duty when she was almost one which is almost ten years ago. She lived ten years in her birth country Saigon. The war then reached her home. They knew they had to flee, all the members was discussing if to flee or don’t. They made a decision to flee. The thing Ha thinks about is all the items the, “Left Behind.” Ha brothers always call her, “Mother’s tail because Ha was always three feet away from her.”

All Refugees are always treated bad at first, but then they finally get accepted into their new home. When a refugee moves to another country a lot of people pick on them just because they are different. Then, at the end of everything nobody is being a bully or picking on anybody everybody is getting along. When Ha gets use to her new school, and stands up to a bully nobody is bullying her, and everybody is is being nice. “Someone is always saving a seat for me, Pam, and Steven” (Lai 229). This is a good quote because it shows that everybody wants to sit with Ha, and her friends. “ I will write in my journal Oct. 14 is most relived day” (Lai 185). This quote tells you that she had an amazing day, and she is getting use to the

Refugees are people who have no choice but to flee their homes because of either war, persecution or natural disaster. But even if they have different reasons of fleeing, they usually go through the same thing. Misfortunes, hardships and sacrifices are some of the things refugees around the world have to go through. Ha, the main character from the book Inside Out, shows some of those. But Ha also shows how those hardships change her throughout the book. She didn’t get along with her brothers before they had to leave Vietnam. She always wanted to find ways to get at her brothers and try to anger them. She also used to get angry right away, just like when she didn’t get what she wanted, she started to get angry and get what it was or do what it was that she wanted. She always thought of herself first, and did whatever she

Ha from Inside Out and Back Again and other refugees from the article “Children of War” all experience the same upsetting feeling of being inside out because they have lost everything familiar to them. One way that they feel inside out because of the loss of their possessions is in the poem “Last Respects” it states, “Brother Khoi nods and I smile, but I regret not having my doll as soon as the white bundle sinks into the sea.” (Lai 86). Ha goes through a struggle when she gives up her doll, the one possession that she was allowed to take with her as they were leaving, to help her brother and give him comfort for the loss his chick. Another way that represents the universal refugee experience of feeling inside out because of loosing everything is that in “Children of War” it explains, “Everything completely changed. One minute we had everything, then we had nothing.” (Brice). Plainly it is stated that the people in the Bosnia at that

Many refugees are discriminated and bullied because they look and speak different than everyone else. This makes them feel inside out. In the article “Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison” by Ana fantino she states, “Refugee children may encounter society’s discrimination”.This holds true to many refugees including Ha. A time when Ha felt this discrimination is when the school bully, pink

Moreover, whilst refugees manage [attempt] to persevere through their previous hardships, they will continue to face greater complications in their lives such as struggling to merge into their new culture. As suggested in the article "Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison," (71) stated "They share with adolescents the desire to be accepted by their peers. Both groups may experience a role and dependency reversal in which they may function as interpreters and cultural brokers for their parents... Perhaps the greatest threat is not the stress of belonging to two cultures, but belonging to none." In other words, the author implies that like immigrants, refugees can face the dilemma of not being considered a part of their new culture. The

Refugees around the world as well as ha have proven to be resilent in times of war. Therefore, hardships triumphed through a variety of obstacles have affect refugees losing everything significant to them. During the novel, “Inside Out and Back Again”, by Thanhha Lai, Ha’s mother takes care of four children with the absence of their father. Although, when war approaches in Saigon, mother and her children are in the face of danger forcing them to flee and become refugees. Furthermore, fleeing home on many refuges expirences tough the challenges they face, assimilating to an unfamiliar home and mourning through their losses have truned them inside out and triumphing them and familarze what they have to get back again.

The year is 1975. You are a Vietnamese citizen, living in the middle of a ferocious battle between your home country and your arch enemy, the Communists. Out of your house window, you hear gunshots and remorseful screams of pain and agony. You hide in fear as your parents are packing their things, planning to head a boat to a refugee camp in America, as it will keep you away from those pesky Communists. Who knew that a simple boat ride to a refugee camp would cause so much stress when realizing that you will have to leave all your old memories behind? This is what Ha experiences when running away from home with her family because of Communists. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a historical fiction set in South Vietnam in the capital

When refugees come to a new country many feel that their lives have turned inside out, but eventually their lives get better and they feel that they are “back again”. For example In “Children of War” by Arthur Brice, Emil said, “It’s good now. It’s not as good as it was in Bosnia…” This shows that Emil feels that life is good in America, but it will never be as good as Bosnia which his life has mainly turned “back again”. Ha’s life is also coming “back again” because Ha’s friend, “Pem comes over on gift-exchange day with a doll…”(Lai:239). Ha’s life is turning around because Ha finally has a friend in America and she gives Ha a doll which makes her feel very happy. Another reason why Ha’s family is turning around is that Ha’s mom said, “Our

Ha, had to overcome challenges going to America and feeling inside out like many refugees Ha faced discrimination and bullying as refugees live longer in their countries they learn to overcome the challenges feeling back again. Refugees struggle to fit in with their appearance “They pulled my arm hair they threw rocks at me they promised to stop on my chest”(Lai 151). The kids are bullying/discriminating Ha because she's different and they haven’t been around kids like her. Not just in the USA are refugees discriminated for religion or appearance “They tried to kill me because of my religion.” (Arthur). The croatians tried killing the Emir due to his religious beliefs a form of discrimination. In the book Inside

The world these last two decades is going through a very strong and unstable situation. The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Lybia resulted in the replacement of millions of people. In some cases, the replacement occurs within the same country, but in others, people are forced to leave their dear country, where they were born and raised, the place where they found joy and happiness, where they are around people who they have always been with and with whom the have stories, to venture into unknown lands. The sacrifice is worth for lives to be preserved during periods of war.

Ha and the refugees have a challenging life, with the war occurring they struggle to find a protected place to live. Though it’s hard sometimes Ha would just rather be at her “real” home, “Sometimes I would choose war in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama” (Lai 195). Although it’s a rough time for her right now, she still keeps trying. Now for refugees it’s also more complicated for them, for example “If I don’t get shot today, i’ll live tomorrow” said Emir(Author Brice). Even though it’s tough to adapt to a new place, they still keep pushing themselves. When refugees get some guidance it’s still tough for them. “Some refugees cannot return home, nor can they stay in their new country asylum, they must resettle in a new country and adapt to new changes” (Catherine Gavert). In spite of the one option they have , they need to move again and adapt to another place. In conclusion, they have hard lives but regardless of what’s going on they keep pushing.

Many refugees have had their lives turned inside out, they are trying to flee from their country and when they do flee they are hoping that when they get into the new country that their life gets better and not end up the same as before. So many refugees suffered while coming to America, their lives are being turned inside out because they are trying to flee from their country to America and hope that when they do flee their lives will get and be better and not be the same as before. When they flee, they may leave behind family members, friends, a home, a job, and special possessions. Fleeing home and trying to find a new home can make them feel like their lives are being turned inside out.Many refugees feel scared and worried when war comes to their home country, just like Ha’s mother.Ha’s family lives in a country at war and they need to flee their country to protect themselves and be safe.Mother’s life feels like it is being turned “inside out” in the same way other refugees all over the world feel.When refugees make the decision to flee, they often

Hardships cause many people to falter in the time of hopelessness. Although the novel was useful in the aspects of knowing the true feelings and hardships that refugees might face, it was also helpful to have other research and articles. In the three articles provided they showed us not only feelings but the factual evidence for examples, statistics on how many refugees there are each year, and where majority of them come from. In the novel “Inside Out, and Back Again”, it demonstrates how refugees feel in the perspective of a young girl. She goes through many things that cause her to leave home to go to a new country giving up the things, and people that she loves. It gives more of a sentimental view and more actual feelings that better help us connect with what actual refugees may be feeling. In the text it states, “Bombs explode like thunder…” (Thanhha Lai, 480). This quote truly expresses to the reader that life isn't the normal for many kids elsewhere. It also helps the reader to understand the hardships and more of the expresses of war happening literally outside of your house. The title “Inside Out, and Back Again” the inside out part shows that people have to struggle and leave their home to be able to find asylum causing their whole life to turn inside out, while back again means that they are finally at a home again although it may not be theirs , and they are finally back to their roots and certain parts of them that made them who they are. Ha is a prime example

Refugees turn ‘inside out’ but, then ‘back again’ once they have gotten used to their new life in their new home. In the informational text, “Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison” it says “It is not only natural that refugee children, along with their families go through a process of mourning those losses.” (Faneto and Cloak,590) Ha and her family are going through loss some individual and some as a family just like other refugees such as the loss of her Father. In the poem “Birthday Wishes” “I wish Father would come home so I can stop daydreaming that he will appear in my classroom..”(Lai,31) The text says “Successful adaptation can bring with it the opportunity for growth...Settlement support services, schools, health and social services, and the community at large