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Refugees In Inside Out And Back Again

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Do you realise how good we have it in america? Kids and adults that live in devastated countries have to leave and find a better home. A refugee is a person who flees their country to go to another country because of war or just if their country is not providing for them. Ha is the character in the book Inside Out and Back Again By Thanhha Lai. She is a stubborn ten year old girl that lives with her mom and three brothers Quang,Vu and Khoi. Her dad left for the war and has not returned. Her mom is sad all the time because her husband has not returned. Ha does not like her brothers because they pick on her. Refugee children’s lives turn inside out and back again when they go through something devastating in their lives and have to flee their country then when they get to their new home they quickly make friends and adapt to their new environment. …show more content…

Some countries go through and kill people that do not follow their ways, according to “Refugee Transitions” “Thus they initiated a ethnic cleansing program,”(Gurung 4). Refugees have to leave their homeland because their country is either war torn or they cannot keep them in a safe environment. According to Lai “ All above us bombs pierce the sky, red and green flares explode like fireworks, ( Lai 66). Ha has to give up her papaya tree that symbolises hope, according to the book, “Brother Vu wants to cut it down saying it’s better than letting the communist have it,” (Lai 60). They have to leave their home because war is getting closer and they have to leave something behind and she left her hope in saigon with her papaya

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