Pg. 86 "Bewildered, confused, deeply troubled, he began to pace around the room away from the windows. The memories flared up, again and again. He lurched over to his desk and picked up his pen, then almost mechanically began to write."
1. The theme of the passage is PTSD and Trauma. He has a flashback due the cold of winter setting in, reminding him of war torn days.
3. The conflict here is Man vs. Self. Despite his distaste of his current feeling, he can't fight against his urge to write it all down.
Pg. 88 "Memories of a midday in the dry season in beautiful sunshine, flowers in radiant blossom in the tiny forest clearing; memories also of a difficult rainy-day by the flooded Sa Thay river when he had to go into the jungle collecting bamboo shoots and wild turnips....That afternoon, not feeling the rising evening wind, he had sat and allowed his soul to take off on its flight to his eternal past."
2. This passage characterizes Kien in a way that shows us how he feels detached from his surroundings.
4. This passage smoothly transitions from setting, giving you enough information to have a good grasp on what the scene looked like.
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