Pg. 68 "In the streets below scattered lights shone, the light mixing with the rain. Illumination stopped at the end of the street, marking the start of the vast lake. Swinging his vision familiar titled roofs of Hanoi, although hardly any of the houses emitted light. There were no cars on the streets, and not a single pedestrian....The spirit of Hanoi is strongest at night, even stronger in the rain. Like now, when the whole town seems deserted, wet, lonely, cold, and deeply sad."
1. The theme Theme of this passage is hope, despite the rain Hanoi is strong. Kien dreams of the city later in the passage, again placing Hanoi as a placeholder of hope.
4. The quote does give detail of the setting. It makes the scene tangible, not only seeing Hanoi visually but spiritually.
Pg. 69 "Phuong, his childhood sweetheart, his classmate, his female lead in one of the strangest opening nights of the war theater, and his self-created ikon for salvation in a peacetime, had left him again. She had gone from him when the false spring faded and real winter returned."
1. The theme of this passage is loneliness and hope. She represents salvation to him yet she leaves.
2. This quote characterizes Phuong as your ideal human being, as someone worth looking to.
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