1. Why do you think Kien was able to return home so quickly after the fight at the tavern?
2. Why does Phoung describe herself as a dark chapter of kien's life ?
3. What does the author mean when he says razor's edge ?
4. What do you think caused Kien to day dream back to the day his battalion died?
5. Why do you think the book constantly transitioned bettwen present and past on page 86-87.
6. What does Kien mean when he says everything seemed to change? Pg87
7. Why do you think the night described as magical gave him melancholy joy instead of remorse and regret?
8. What does the author mean by saying Kien's book he is writing had its own flow?
9. Why does the author believe dying and living is separated by a thin line.
10. Why does Kien feel dead soldiers were more shadowy then the living ,but more significant?
#2. Phoung describes herself as a dark chapter in Kien's life because she caused him pain. The book states that Phoung left him more than once. She knows that she caused him continuous pain and that she had done some unloyal things while he was away at war.
ReplyDeleteYea thats the same answer I came to while reading
Delete#2: Phoung describes herself as a dark chapter in Kien's life because, although the loved each other, she cause him a significant amount of emotional damage. Phoung left Kien many times without any hint as to when or if she would come back.
ReplyDelete#2: Phoung describes herself as a dark chapter in Kien's life because, although the loved each other, she cause him a significant amount of emotional damage. Phoung left Kien many times without any hint as to when or if she would come back.
ReplyDeleteYes I also believe he is able to get hurt like that because thats the only girl he's been with
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ReplyDeletePhoung describes herself as a dark chapter in Kien's life because of all the emotional and mental pain she has caused him in the past due to her being unfaithful and unfair to Kien while he was with his platoon.