THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
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THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS Pauline Nguyen from ‘Growing up Asian in Australia ’ presented by Chau Ly wrath pious emaciated to cane cabramatta
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THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERSPauline Nguyen
from
‘Growing up Asian in Australia’
presented by Chau Ly
wrathpious
emaciated
to cane
cabramatta
THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
wrathpious
emaciatedcabramatta
(v.)- to hit with a stick
to cane
THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
wrathpious
cabramatta
(adj.)- very skinny
emaciated
THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
wrath
cabramatta
(adj.)- religious
pious
THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
wrath(n.)- a suburb in NSW which has the largest Vietnamese community in Australia
cabramatta
THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS
(n.)- intense anger wrath
• Pauline struggles during her childhood to live up to her father’s expectations:
work 7 days/week at a restaurant before and after school
do household chores go to extra classes GET GOOD GRADES
Summary
• She always fears her father’s harsh punishment when she does not complete her tasks.
Not able to cope with the oppression in the house, she finally decides to run away to live on her own.
• After leaving, her brothers suffer even more. They have to take all the tasks which she used to be responsible for when she is still at home.
Summary
“You are like cars with no direction…and I am your steering wheel, leading you to the right direction.”
We do not choose the family we are born into.
family = first experience of belonging family relationship = stronger than anything else family = great influence on our identities
Quotes
“…my father wanted desperately to raise four high achievers, believing that the sacrifices he and my mother had made were far too great for us not to be. We aimed high because we had no choice.”Living up to others’ expectations may
force us to play out roles (eg. being “the good child”).
You may lose your identity to belong to a group.
Quotes
“Remember where you came from and above all else, never forget the true value of your freedom.”We desire to appear as “a perfect child” in
front of our parents.We do not want our parents to dictate our
lives.paradox of belonging
Quotes
For most of us, families are the major influence on the formation of our identities.
There are costs to the individual in belonging to a group.
Sometimes, we want to belong, but we also like the idea of freedom and individuality.
Key Statements
The Courage of Soldiers Five Ways To Disappoint Your Vietnamese MotherVS.
• They both live up to
their parents’
expectations.
• Pauline runs away from her father’s severity.
• Diana gets kicked out because she has a boyfriend.
• Pauline is more obedient.
• Diana is more confident with her life.
• She reluctantly follows her
father’s dictation until she moves
out.
• She has the guts to do
whatever she likes even
though some of them may go against her
mother’s wills.
• They are born in Australia but both are
strongly affected by Vietnamese
culture.
