Blog Post Assignment 7

1. Why do you think his illusion of the northern battlefront was caused by magic? Pg. 85, last paragraph.

2. Analyze this quote, "Kien arose, wearily trudging away from the house and out along the pavement, a lonely-looking soul wandering in the beautiful sunshine.". Pg. 87, 2nd paragraph.

3. Why did Kien feel unbalanced? Pg. 87, 2nd paragraph.

4. Why do you think Kien included the change of his own soul when he mentioned Nguyen Du Street and the Thuyen Quang lake? Pg. 87, 3rd paragraph.

5. What caused Kien to rewind memories from his past? Pg. 88, 1st paragraph.

6. Analyze this quote, "There is no terrible hell in death.". Pg. 90, 1st paragraph.

7. Why did Kien believe the dead was more significant than the living? Pg. 90, 2nd paragraph.

8. Why do you think the MIA team believed that they would be burdened by the soldiers' death if they could not identify them by name?  Pg. 91, last paragraph.

9. Why did Phan decide to help the enemy solider who attacked him? Pg. 92, first paragraph.

10. Why do you think the sorrow of war is similar to the sorrow of love? Pg 94, 3rd paragraph.