![]() ![]() ![]() Through the manipulation of colloquial language, he expresses the point that without those papers, they would extremely vulnerable, as there is no-one looking out for them in the foreign country. Readers feel privileged to share his ideas and emotions, especially when he writes about moments of fear in his life sincerely, such as when their citizenship documents disappeared, “Those pieces of paper meant we were safe and without them my family felt as vulnerable as someone selling snacks on a Saigon train with no permit.” The use of this simile, which references his family background, emphasises how important it is to have those documents. This conveys a strong sense of his voice and is as if he is conversing with a friend. The Happiest Refugee is a text written in an informal and colloquial language, which enables Anh Do to openly share his life to his readers. Do also accentuates the fact that we have to appreciate and recognise the lives that we have to make the world a better place. ![]()
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