Thematic EssayThe author develops the theme of "finding home" to illustrate the struggle young characters experience in times of war. In, Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, Há is leaving her home after it has been destroyed by the Communists during the Vietnam War. Há and her family's journey to find home is very long and challenging. Also in, The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson, Meli and her family and their neighbors are forced to leave their homes, never to return because it has been taken over by the Serbs. A Serb is a person of Serbian descent. Now without a home the Lleshi family had to go to a refugee camp. However, it was not very safe so they had to go elsewhere which makes finding a home harder to find.
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However, it was not very safe so they had to go elsewhere which makes finding a home harder to find. The theme of "finding home" to illustrate the struggle young characters experience in times of war is found in the book, The Day of the Pelican. "Take off all that gold," he ordered "Rings, necklace, bracelets – everything." "As the women struggled to pull their rings off fingers that had grown thicker with the years, he got more and more impatient."Faster all have to cut them off." Also," When all the valuables had been put into the pillowcase, the pistol wielder yelled, "Get out now! All of you – out! This house belongs to the Serbian people. Why are you standing there like fools? I said get out!" (Kath 59-60) The Lleshi's are not safe where they are living. For example, they went to their grandparent's house and were the Serbs found them, kicked them out, supposedly robbed them and stole their car. The author uses the theme to develop the idea that Meli and her family are facing many challenges and hardships throughout their journey to find a new home, elsewhere; away from the Serbs.
A final example of this theme if found in the book, Inside Out & Back Again. According to the text on page 98, Life in Waiting, it states that now that they are in a camp they have to wait for a refugee sponsor so that they can travel to America to find home. However, they must be patient while waiting which takes a long time. The longer they wait the more hope they lose that they will get the chance to go to America and find a new home. The author uses the theme to develop the idea that Há and her family are getting closer to finding a
Há is leaving …show more content…
However, it was not very safe so they had to go elsewhere which makes finding a home harder to find. The theme of "finding home" to illustrate the struggle young characters experience in times of war is found in the book, The Day of the Pelican. "Take off all that gold," he ordered "Rings, necklace, bracelets – everything." "As the women struggled to pull their rings off fingers that had grown thicker with the years, he got more and more impatient."Faster all have to cut them off." Also," When all the valuables had been put into the pillowcase, the pistol wielder yelled, "Get out now! All of you – out! This house belongs to the Serbian people. Why are you standing there like fools? I said get out!" (Kath 59-60) The Lleshi's are not safe where they are living. For example, they went to their grandparent's house and were the Serbs found them, kicked them out, supposedly robbed them and stole their car. The author uses the theme to develop the idea that Meli and her family are facing many challenges and hardships throughout their journey to find a new home, elsewhere; away from the Serbs.
A final example of this theme if found in the book, Inside Out & Back Again. According to the text on page 98, Life in Waiting, it states that now that they are in a camp they have to wait for a refugee sponsor so that they can travel to America to find home. However, they must be patient while waiting which takes a long time. The longer they wait the more hope they lose that they will get the chance to go to America and find a new home. The author uses the theme to develop the idea that Há and her family are getting closer to finding a