Hang, lived with her mother and experienced hardships in Hanoi. She has grown isolated and confused, as she does not know who her father was. Her confusion is the fact that she is involved in a tough family condition that is not of her creating. Duong in the Paradise of the blind permits her reader to see the struggles and disappointment of average working people in the community, the influence of blood ties consequently developing to Vietnamese culture, and women's sacrifices. As I mentioned previously, I think, Paradise of the Blind makes us think about society’s norms in ways that were essential for the people in this time period. Within the tale, someone can experience the feeling of pain when recognizing the struggle of women who obligated
