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Ha's Character 'Ha In Last Respectes'

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In the book inside out and back again the main character is Ha she is a ten year old girl from south Vietnam. Ha is a dynamic character because she changes over time and has a complex personality. Ha ls living in a time where there is war going on in her country.
Inside out and back again
Ha feels sorry for her brother as she states in the poem 'Last Respectes '" so their pain seems unreal next to brother Khoi 's" this shows that Ha is changing from being jealous of her brothers to caring for them and feeling their pain.
Ha shows sympathy
In the poem 'One Engine ' Ha 's mother hugs Ha because it feels dangerous Ha states" mother won 't release me." this shows that Ha changed because she was always close to her that her brothers told her

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