![]() It is impossible not to admire his family’s ‘can do’ attitude, their willingness to work hard even with dim chance of success, their love for family and respect for education and desire to learn. In a sequence of anecdotes that are both funny and sad, Do shares his family’s triumphs and failures as they make Australia their home. Do’s family were delighted with their new country, grateful for its kindness and undreamed of opportunities. ![]() Twice attacked by pirates and on the verge of starvation and dehydration, Do and his 40+ family were rescued from the middle of the ocean, and were finally granted refugee status in Australia. This leads into another main idea and issue presented in the memoir, gratitude. ![]() All the way through the text, countless reminders of the power and strength his family had to have to gamble everything they owned to fulfil their dream of escape crippling poverty in Vietnam and obtain refuge in Australia are revealed. ![]() All of the major characters and relatives featured in Do’s memoir stand for their own personal positive values, teaching him valuable lessons and continuously impacting on his life. ![]() However he is a valuable part of Do’s life as a child teaching him many life lessons that helped Do mature and evolve through adulthood. His father features less, absent from Do’s life for his teenage years. ![]()
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