Inside Out And Back Again Essay

“Refugees are everyday people who are forced to leave their homes because they are afraid to stay in their home country.” Before Ha flees home she was sly, stubborn, and selfish. She would pinch the little girl next to her when she didn’t get her way at school, she would buy less for her family to buy more for herself, and she would do stuff just because she wanted to do it before one of her brothers. Ha is the main character from “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhha Lai. Ha is a refugee just like just like other kids from Saigon South Vietnam. Refugee lives are turning “Inside Out” and “Back Again,” and are forced to flee their home and find a new one. Refugees live are turning “inside out” when they are forced to flee their home. The text states,
This shows that thousands of Vietnamese people are trying to flee their home. According to Thanhha Lai “ Unbelievable luck! This door bypass the navy check point and leads straight to the port. I will not risk fleeing with my children on a rickety boat. Would a navy ship meet your approval? As if the navy would abandon it country? There wouldn’t be a South Vietnam left to abandon. You really believe we can leave? When the time comes this house is our bridge to the sea” (Thanhha Lai 42-43). This shows that Ha’s mother is having a hard time leaving their home because she thinks the navy will abandon them. The text says, “Ba’ Nam has a van ready to load twenty-five relatives toward the coast. Mother ask should we leave are home? Brother Vu says, Yes, we must go”( Thanhha Lai 44-45). This shows that mother is still not totally on board with leaving her home brother Vu agrees to leave their