chrisncal2 Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Hey guys, so I've decided to write my Written Assignment on Bao Ninh's Sorrow of War, and basically my topic is:To what extent does Kien's father represent the state of turmoil caused by War in Ninh's Sorrow of War? My main arguments are how his paintings foreshadow the destruction caused by warand how Kien's father's sleepwalking habit can be seen as an allegory for the state of disillusionment of the veterans when they return from war and finally, the disparity between the intellectual side of Vietnam and the emerging communist/working-class ideologies Do these arguments seem okay? Any advice would be greatly appreciated Edited December 27, 2014 by chrisncal2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 That sounds like a credible line of reasoning. Perhaps alter the wording of your question to make it more specific and better reflect what you're going to do? Maybe, "To what extent are the actions of Kien's father representative of the turmoil created by war in so-and-so book? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisncal2 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 That sounds like a credible line of reasoning.Perhaps alter the wording of your question to make it more specific and better reflect what you're going to do?Maybe, "To what extent are the actions of Kien's father representative of the turmoil created by war in so-and-so book?Yes I think that makes more senseBut the thing is the war actually commences the day Kien's father dies, so would it be more accurate to say "...the actions of Kien's father foreshadow the turmoil..."? Or is "represent" sufficient as it is and I can just include foreshadowing in the arguments?Thanks in advance Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 I thought about that as well, and 'represent' would be more appropriate imho because the foreshadowing through his paintings is only one of your arguments. You're also going to talk about his sleepwalking habits, and those aren't exactly foreshadowing, but more symbolic. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisncal2 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Okay thank you so much for all your input! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.