BWCD 1-2
- Due Jan 24, 2023 by 11:59pm
- Points 20
- Submitting on paper
- Available after Jan 24, 2023 at 3pm
Preface:
- Graphic Timeline: How does Thi’s depiction enhance the sense of cultural and historical confusion?
- Look at this QUOTE: “Outside the margins, you have to get your power from somewhere.” What are the margins? Where does the power come from? Why do we want power?
Ch. 1:
- Compare and contrast Bo’s actions as an expectant father with Thi’s husband Travis, who remains in the delivery room with his wife. How do their differences highlight masculine roles in each culture?
- “Family is now something that I have created— not just something I was born into.” How do these words exemplify the difference between being a parent and being a child?
Ch 2
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How do Bo and Ma’s attitudes change from oldest daughter Lan to Thi?
- Bo says “She is DEAD to us.” What do you think is the relevance of this? Why?
- Respond to this QUOTE from the bottom panel: “proximity and closeness are not the same.”
IMAGES: pages 36—55 depict the births and deaths of Ma and Bo’s babies.
- How do these images help inform the reader about the war?
- Do you think the deaths of two babies (p. 46: Thao; p. 51, Quyen) affected Thi’s parents’ relationship with their surviving children?
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