Setting (A Boat to Nowhere)

I think that Vietnam is a very appropriate setting for the plot of the novel A Boat to Nowhere. The plot of this novel is in a war, which fits with the Vietnam War. Also, the location of Vietnam fits with the plot of the novel. The main characters take journey to Thailand by a boat. Traveling a long distance through an ocean with such a small boat is near impossible. Therefore, the author makes the main characters to travel through the rivers to Thailand.

Charaters (A Boat to Nowhere)

In the novel A Boat to Nowhere, three characters who originally lived in the village: Mai, Loc, and Grandpa, are isolated from people outside their village. They do not know many informations about what is happening outside their village. Therefore, they cannot prevent themselves from any crisis. In the other hand, Kien knows many things that are happening outside the village. However, he does not have the power to do anything about what is happening outside the village. Hence, he searches help from Mai, Loc, and Grandpa, and decides to run away with a boat. From the moment they sail away from the village, the four people becomes a team. They starts to care about each others, and sacrifice for each others.

Theme (A Boat to Nowhere)

In the novel A Boat to Nowhere, Mai, Loc, Grandpa, and Kien take a long journey. The theme of this novel is the importance of companies. Mai, Loc, Grandpa, and Kien depend on each others. If one is depressed, others also become depressed. However, if one shows gallantry, others also gain courage. On the journey where storm striked the boat, when Mai, Loc,and Kien thought that they would die, Grandpa showed courage and Mai, Loc, and Kien too gained courage, which led them to survival. Therefore, the theme of the novel A Boat to Nowhere is how important companies are. Perhaps, to develop yourself, you should first develop your companies.

Secret

In summer school when I was about 3rd grade, I was not good at English. Some guy who was younger than me started to call me "Nick." I had no idea why. Since all I knew were "yes" and "no", I replied "yes." Then other people started to call me Nick, even the teachers. When the teachers asked me for my English names, people shouted "Nick" while I said "yes."
Now this had caused some problems. At the last day, when I thought this "Nick" thingy was over, the school opened up a parents and teacher conference. My mom attended the conference, but no one knew her son in thet school. Later, she found out that I was Nick not Steve. I have kept my name a secret.

Courageous Moment

It was during a summer of about 2005. I was attending a summer school in America. There was a legend that there lived a ghost in our dorm. One day, this guy from Russia screamed and said that when he was in the bathroom, he heard someone stealing his stuff. However, this another Russian guy who was right infront of the door that time said he saw no one coming out from the room. The Russian guy found out that his toy boxes were ripped (2 years older than me). Then he ran out of his room and called everyone. He wanted someone to check his room Then, I stepped up and ran into the room and ran back though I was scared. We found out that no one was in the room or anywhere. Mysteries to be find................ that was my courageous moment.