1. What caused Kien to begin writing about war rapidly?
2. On page 87, the author states "His lost youth, before the sorrow of war". Are the words "sorrow of war" being used the same way as in the title of the book? Explain how or how not.
3. Page 89 gives very descriptive details throughout the section. How do the descriptions help set the mood for that section of the book?
4. What type of stories did the MIA team tell about former soldiers? Give an example.
5. What unusual event did Kien and his platoon witness in the Mo Rai valley?
6. What was the memory that haunted Phan?
7. How do you think the sorrow of war is similar to the sorrow of love?
8. Why did Quang kill himself with a grenade?
9. What did the soldiers believe caused Tung to go crazy?
10. What do you believe the hairy figures were? Why?
Question 2. Yes the words sorrow of war is used in the same way because kien was lost in distress and the title means stress in the war
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I believe it's one of those titles that basically tells you what the whole book is about. When we first started reading this book I thought the title just might be a vague description of it.
DeleteQuestion 2. Yes the words sorrow of war is used in the same way because kien was lost in distress and the title means stress in the war
ReplyDeleteAnswer to #5: Kien and his platoon found a half-buried coffin. Inside the coffin was a dead body with a plastic bag over its head. The solider appeared to be breathing. The bag then discolored filling the bag with appears to be smoke.
ReplyDeleteI like your answer because you gave details. That part of the story was very unusual to me and I believed it was a symbolization of something
Deletequestion 2: yes because the sorrow of war implies of the sorrow in what in the war and the sorrow the war causes for other people.
ReplyDeleteI like that you see that the title fits not only the war, but the people who weren't even in it. In the story Kien does explain that the war effected more than just the soldiers.
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