The Happiest Refugee Sparknotes

The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do A person will never be familiar with the concept of a memorable moment until it has an impact on their life. The Happiest Refugee written by Anh Do portrays the life that he went through, through the positive and negative times. These significant moments have made Do who he is today, an internationally famous stand-up comedian. This essay will discuss the humour and moments of Ahn Do that has stood him in this position today. He has written about many times in his life were his world had changed for the better and the worse but two main parts that have been acknowledged is a pub scene and a McDonalds scene.

Pages 179-184 of The Happiest Refugee portrays what memory is and an example is about racism. Do specifically recalls a night in his life he was discriminated because of his race, it has now become a memory because it was a moment of time where he remembers exactly what had happened. Racism is the act of negative comments, derogatory terms and social exclusion. Do is insulted by a security guard as he notes "We don't really like your types in here", Do takes this matter rather humorously with a reply "That's ok mate". Humour has deflected Do's life; it has turned negative problems into
In this book, Do has used humour to bring out his true personality and to give the meaning that even though bad things happens in our life, good things are rewarded. This scene is especially placed in the book because it was a