Jan 5, 2010

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | Topics for Further Study

Read The Deuce, Butler’s novel about a half- Asian, half-American boy living in the United States. How does Thanh-Tony’s experiences compare with Dao’s? How are their perceptions of Vietnam and America alike and different?

Dao’s son-in-law and grandson hold very different points of view than Dao, both toward their native land and toward Americanization. Imagine that you are telling the story of the newsman’s murder from the point of view of either of these other characters. What would you include in the story? What would this character feel about his actions?...