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syder
syder
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High School - 10th Grade

Does anyone know the name of the war referred to in "A Boat To Nowhere"?

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Posted by syder on Wednesday March 18, 2009 at 2:54 PM and tagged with a boat to nowhere, a long way from home, crane, southeast asia, vietnam war, wartski.

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  1. ms-charleston-yawp
    ms-charleston-yawp Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    Hmmmmm, . . . you have to be careful about labeling A Boat to Nowhere for a "specific" war.  It is truly a book about the tragedies within "any" war, which is the author's point.  Still, some critics insist that the novel is truly about the Vietnam War.  That being said, I believe that you could prove it either way.  However, it is true that Maureen Crane Wartski is an expert on Southeast Asia, that she experienced the Japanese-American war first-hand, that she is definitely against the PRG (Provisional Revolutionary Government) in Vietnam, and that the book did happen to come out in 1980 (only five years after we left Vietnam).  My suggestion would be to read the sequel as well called A Long Way from Home, and then make an educated decision based on what you read in both books.

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    http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere-qn
    http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere-qn/about-author

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    Posted by ms-charleston-yawp on Thursday March 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM