response on Literary critic Don Goellnicht’s comment on short story “The Boat” by Nam Le

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 Discipline: English

For this writing you need to read the short story “The Boat” by Nam Le or the interactive version of “The Boat” by Matt Huyhn. You can refer to the original story or to both combined in your writing. 

Question: Literary critic Don Goellnicht has written the following about “The Boat” : 

“As the refugee story of Mai, Quyen, Truong, and their fellow passengers progresses, the interspersed flashbacks to memories of life under the communists and to Mai’s escape recede, and even the dialogue between the main characters on the boat decreases as Le’s narrative focuses more and more on the bodily experiences of the protagonists as they endure the stages of starvation, dehydration, illness, and, in the case of the child, Truong, death” (215). 

How does this emphasis on the body and bodily functions relate to the question of humanity in this depiction of refugee life? 

Write a response in 300-350 words. Include proper citations and a Works Cited. 

The interactive version of “The Boat” by Matt Huyhn: 
https://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/

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