Who is it?
Hang
Love, Determination, or Survival?
"She stares straight ahead like the deal is done. No doubt, dragging her out will provoke blood.”
Determination
What craft is this (Flashback, character reaction, word choice, events, metaphors, dialect/dialogue):
“Ai hep-pho ho-si”
Dialect/Dialogue
Wrote hundreds of stories for her brother to read
Hang
The person who wants to become a cowboy, but hates working on the ranch and LOVES food
LeeRoy
Love, Determination, or Survival?
Hang's poem: "...For every stomach that reeks along-side cruel minds, there’s one like yours that can’t help but be kind.”
Love
What craft is this (Flashback, character reaction, word choice, events, metaphors, dialect/dialogue):
“In one machete slash, a red line bloomed across a pale thin throat.”
Flashback
Got kicked out of the restaurant
The person who loves his horse Linh and was mistaken as an orphan in Vietnam
David/Lihn
Love, Determination, or Survival?
“When her brother smiles, Hang's heart jumps, remembering their father’s expression every time she handed him a drawing.”
Love
What craft is this (Flashback, character reaction, word choice, events, metaphors):
“She needs momentum. It’s better if she runs, thrusting the blade into his gut, then twisting it, rather than wait for him to grab her.
Character Reactions/Events
Slammed the door in Hang's face
David/Linh
David's adopted Mother
Cora
Love, Determination, or Survival?
“Pirates shouted, the girl screamed. I jumped into foam."
Survival
What craft is this (Flashback, character reaction, word choice, events, metaphors, dialect/dialogue ):
Hang's Poem: “They ranked us low, they con-fis-ca-ted our homes, still we claimed Father’s bones and fled toward unknowns. They ripped away our gold, they slashed our fa-mi-lies, still we bit and jumped and knew karma will avenge union fi-na-li-tties...."
Metaphor or Word Choice
Wanted LeeRoy to go to college
LeeRoy's Parents
The woman who helps Hang and LeeRoy at the first address with the abandoned church.
Mrs. Brown
Love, Determination, or Survival?
“Stop saying that. I AM A REAL COWBOY!” LeeRoy is so mad he feels guilty."
Determination
What craft is this (Flashback, character reaction, word choice, events, metaphors, dialect/dialogue ):
‘And don’t think I didn’t notice you saying ‘are’ and ‘a’.’ She has been practicing be verbs and articles.
Dialect/Dialogue
Mr. Morgan