Summary Of The Novel 'Inside Out And Back Again'

When refugees flee home, they can’t live their life like they used to. For example when He had to flee her home she had left many meaningful things. She had left her father’s things which meant a lot to her and her family because they would hope that one day he’ll come back. In the novel it states “ Mother chooses ten and burns the rest”. This quote from page 58 demonstrates that they wouldn’t live their life like they used to because they are permanently erasing memories that they had left from Ha’s dad. In addition this explains that refugees can’t live their life they used to before because it's not like being home .Another example that demonstrates that Ha was affected when she had to flee her home is not being able to eat food while they were in the ship because they weren’t able to cook anything. In the novel it states “Hard and moldy,yet chewy and sweet inside”. This quote

Analogously to Syrian refugees, Hà is an example of the universal refugee experience since both are separated from a family member. According to, “The Future of Syria” the author Natalia Dorfman states, “Tens of thousands of displaced children in Jordan and Lebanon are growing up without their fathers”(Dorfman 1). Plenty of Syrian children are forced to live their lives while being separated from a family member. Conveying the idea that being separated from a family member is a universal refugee experience. Mutually, in the poem entitled, “Missing in Action” from Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai the character Ha states, “father left home / on a navy mission / on this day / nine years ago / when I was almost one. / He was captured”(Lai

“Inside Out” by Francisco Jimenez is a realistic short story about a boy from another country that moves to America, he transfers schools. In the beginning Francisco moves to America. He meets a caterpillar that helps him through tough times. Soon Francisco gets judged for speaking another language. Francisco gets scared and stops talking for a while. In the end Francisco earns a reward for a drawing. His caterpillar has now turned into a butterfly. Francisco gets the honors of releasing the butterfly that was once his only friend. This story shows that Francisco goes through stages like a butterfly.

Refugee camps are places around the world where people who were forced out of their go and stay temporarily. The camps are not a nice resort or a place to have fun, they have worn down tents for people to stay and very low sanitation. In the book Other Side of the Sky Farah the main character escapes Afghanistan and later on stays at a refugee camp. In the refugee camps refugees live in tough conditions, Farah and her Mother have a hard time in the camps especially with her mother's problems, which many refugees also face. In the refugee camp Farah says “If I'm going to sink anyway what does it matter whether I think we sink quickly or slowly. You lose your drive (Ahmedi 123).” These camps have poor sanitation, are overly crowded, there are many

This essay is about the universal refugee experience and the hardships that they have to go through on their journey. Ha from Inside Out and Back Again and other refugees from the article “Children of War” all struggle with the unsettling feeling of being inside out because they no longer own the things that mean the most to them. Ha and the other refugees all encounter similar curiosities of overcoming the finding of that back again peaceful consciousness in the “new world” that they are living in .

When refugees abandoned home for the better, they have to get on a transport vehicle to go to the new country. The challenges are not only mentally but also physicals, the transport vehicle is mostly boat and the boat is not always in the best shape too. When Ha left her home, she had to leave behind the only sense of hope, her papaya tree, her family all left something and took one

Refugees are defined as people who have fled from their home and now have to start again somewhere else. Refugees experience hardship when fleeing their home. They must adapt to where they live and learn the customs. Ha is a ten-year-old girl who lives in Saigon,Vietnam during 1975. In Saigon, Ha was the smartest girl in her class and lived with her mother and three older brothers. When the war came closer to her home her mother decided they would have to flee Saigon.Ha, and her family lived on a boat for weeks at a time with thousands of people. When getting off the boat they get a sponsor and live in Alabama. Her family's life was being turned inside out. They must face adapting to their new home and must deal with discrimination against them but then after they have been there for

Those who do not arrive to and live on refugee camps are often forced in uncomfortable situations. Many are able to seek temporary shelter in neighbouring countries with those they know, but are not financially stable to continue this lifestyle. Some live in storage shelters and abandoned chicken coops.

However, refugees also face multiple problems as well. The refugees, when they go to the refugee camps, can bring a little of their possessions. Some refugees have not gone to school in over a year, so they do not have a good education. When in camps, the refugees only have a limited amount of air condition. The refugees can not bring clothes, sleeping bags, and any heavy things because they might be in a dessert or trying to get across a river.

In the novel, Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, there are many events that has affected Ha’s mother, due to war. Mother had become unhealthy. She was ruining precious memories and dealing with her husband's death. Ha’s mother would not eat her fair share of food, resulting in her becoming lean and unhealthy. She would give the food to her children, because Mother thought that they needed it more than she did. This was due to not having enough food produced because of war. In the book it states, “Who can go against a mother who has become gaunt like bark…” Another example of how war is affecting Ha’s mother, is that she is burning precious photographs that remind her of her husband and her childhood's, along with her husband’s life.

In the novel inside out and back again we learn about the challenges refugees face and how refugees regain their comfort. We learned the steps it takes for refugees to find a new home. Refugees must go through many steps before they can settle in a new home. Before Ha fled South Vietnam she was a confident and intelligent girl. She has her own tree and is doing good in school.

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.

The literature unit will focus on Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai and Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stand. Students will make connections between the stories, characters, and ideas. Also, identifying the main themes such as bullying, family, acceptances, and fear. The literature unit theme is bullying and use Bullying among Young Children: Strategies for Prevention and other online sources. For the next two months, students will read the stories, explore the main ideas and learn about culture, art, and history.

During the war “changes in household composition and the displacement and migration of households to safer areas”(Justino). Professor Patricia Justino is a development economist specialising in applied microeconomics making her a reliable source. People have to uproot their lives in order to stay safe, but this also means that they have to leave everything behind. For example, Syrian refugees leave their home in order to find a better life and the only pieces of home one can bring is the stuff that fits on their back. Even though they are looking for a better life without war they will most likely become impoverished since they have to leave almost everything behind. One now has to create a whole new life new home, new job, and new friends. It takes some people a while to get back on their feet within that time some people start out in poverty. Refugees leave their homes to get a better life because the place that they are living now is either infested by war or poverty. However, by leaving war torn areas they have to leave behind the comforts of home.

Ha as well as most other refugees have to face challenges that make them feel inside out like loss of family or things that are important to them.First of all in the book Inside Out And Back Again when they are on the boat to america Ha stated (Lai,75)” I chew grains slowly.” Ha and her family are malnourished for most of the time they are on the boat.Then in the book Ha explains how in the poem “Another Tent City”(Lai.108) “Mother amends our faith...saying all beliefs are basically the same.” Her family has to give up their religion so that they might find a home quicker.Finally In the article one of the kids that they speak to informs that (Children Of War,Brice)”Sometimes i wish we had stayed their… safe but without friends”