38 pages 1 hour read

Duong Thu Huong

Paradise of the Blind

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

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Essay Topics

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Which characters represent tradition in this novel? Which characters represent modernity and change? Are any characters able to successfully balance tradition and modernity in this story?

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How is the setting in Russia described differently from the settings in Vietnam?

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Why does Que struggle to choose sides between her brother and her husband’s family? What obligation does she feel towards each?