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1. What is the purpose of having Kien physically travel back to revisit part of his past? 2. Page 53 - Is it significant that Kien can't remember the faces of some of the people he know years ago? 3. Lan's narrative can appear to be a litany of the deaths of everyone close to her. In narrative terms, what is opposed to this experience and imagery of death? Is this true for the whole novel? Is this the 'theme' of the novel? 4. What effect has the war had on Lan? 5. How is imagery used in the description of Kien walking away from Lan?

=World Lit suggestion= =All three of these novels use minor characters to reinforce main themes. Focusing on Lan from //Sorrow// and Madame Gaillard from Perfume, show how the narratives associated with these characters reflect the themes and style of the texts as a whole.=

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