THEMES
What theme is represented by Truong’s death?
What is loss of innocence?
What effect does the interactive red arrow have on the audience?
What is encourages active engagement and provides historical context?
What colour often symbolises memory and emotion in The Boat?
What is red?
What is the effect of repetition in "eyes and eyes and eyes"?
What is it shows how many are on board and reinforces that each passenger is both watching and being watched?
What effect does the sound of the wind and swaying/jolting images have on the audience?
What is it mimics the movement of the boat and creates urgency, making The Boat feel less like a book and more like a lived experience?
What theme is reinforced by the red flowers seen in flashbacks?
What is nostalgia?
Why does the site use sound design with groaning, coughing, and ambient noise?
What is to immerse the viewer emotionally in the experience?
What is the rule of thirds used for in visual composition?
What is to focus the viewer’s attention on key emotional elements?
Define caesura
What is a pause mid-sentence; e.g., “The sound sheared off –” marked by an em dash
What is the effect of the traditional Vietnamese folk song in The Boat?
What is it provides cultural context and explores themes of identity and loss?
What theme is shown when characters avoid eye contact while Truong’s body is carried?
What is shared grief and suffering?
What is the role of peritext in building credibility in The Boat?
What is it connects fiction with real history, making the story more believable?
What do single image frames with no text usually suggest?
What is stillness, shock, or loss?
What technique is used when Truong is described "like a porcelain toy soldier"?
What is a simile?
What is the purpose of non-diegetic sounds like banging and heartbeats while Truong’s body is carried?
What is they create tension and unease, making the viewer feel anxious and emotionally on edge?
Explain how the arrival at land is an example of emotional contradiction.
What is the moment brings safety and hope but is overshadowed by death and loss?
What makes the reading pathway in The Boat different from a printed book?
What is it’s non-linear and multimodal—readers must scroll, click, and explore elements at their own pace?
What are vector lines used for in graphic storytelling?
What is to guide the viewer’s eye through important visual action?
How does shifting text (movement on screen) relate to the story’s setting?
What is it mimics the instability and motion of the boat at sea?
What role does the traditional song play in the experience of The Boat?
What is it adds emotional depth and cultural authenticity?
How does the blind father symbolise trauma in the story?
What is he represents psychological damage and a reason for Mai to flee?
How does the scroll-based reading structure impact emotional pacing?
What is it mimicks the unpredictability of a refugee journey?
How does the shift from white to black backgrounds show tension in Chapter 3?
What is it marks a move into fear, hiding, and danger?
What effect does the use of the collective pronoun “we” in “We made it” have on the story’s tone?
What is it unites the survivors as a collective, showing that survival was a shared emotional and physical experience?
What is the effect of the thunderclap being the very first sound heard when entering The Boat website?
What is it instantly creates a mood of danger and tension, foreshadowing the emotional and physical storm the characters will face?