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Blog Post Assignment 7

1.)Why do you think that the reoccurring images of Kien's battalion allowed him to be able to write so freely? pg.86

2.)Why sudedenly did Kien feel reborn? pg.87

3.) Why do you think Kien was "reviewing" his past? pg.88

4.) On page 88, Kien says "the  novel seemed to be in charge and he meekly accepted that..." has there ever been something like this happen to you, if so, what?

5.)Kien says that there is a thin line between dying and survivng, do you agree with this? pg.89

6.)From the above question, if you do not believe that there is a thin line between dying and surviving,  what is your view on death?

7.)Kien says that dead soldiers are sometimes more significant that the living soldiers, why do you think Kien believes this and do you agree?pg.90

8.) After the body was found and buried, the music was never heard again. What do you think this symbolizes? pg.90-91

9.) "He died still hoping desperately that I'd come back and save him as I promised." Have you ever made a promise that you couldn't keep for reasons beyond your power? pg.93

10.) If in Kien's situation, would you have respected Quang's wishes to be killed? pg.93

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  1. Naquarius BraxtonNovember 18, 2016 at 7:54 PM

    5.Yes I agree with this.There is a very thin line between life and death.One minute you can be here and the next minute you could be gone. It happens in the blink of an eye.You never see it coming. But, when it happens it happens.

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    1. UnknownNovember 20, 2016 at 6:23 PM

      I completely agree with your reasoning Naquarius, you never know when your time here is up.

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