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Ha's 'The Outside': An Analysis

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In the novel Ha has moved to Alabama and is being turned inside out. Ha is being turned inside out by starting to go to school, not knowing who to be around or how to eat the food, and being bullied by another student. Ha talks to her mother about school and what she is going to do. Ha also asks her what it will be like and what there. In the poem, “The Outside”, it says, “What friends? You’ll make some. What if I can’t?” (Lai, pg. 137) This quote shows how Ha is turned inside out because she is scared about going to a new school. She doesn't know any of the kids and if she will be able to make friends with anyone. When Ha goes to school on her first day, she is unsure where to sit and how to eat the food. In the poem, “Black and White and

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