Paradise of the Blind- Pretext

The Paradise of the Blind, Is a book with strong political views. The writer now in exile for her views opposing the current Vietnamese political system, has written a passionate novel about her own country and the atrocities which have occurred in Vietnam. The Paradise of the Blind was the first novel to be translated and published in English in the United States. The Book was published in 1988, a year before the fall of the soviet union and a decade after the end of the Vietnam war. In her own country her book was banned and faced many barriers for the publishing of her book. At one point she was even thrown into prison. My expectation of this book is that it will be very interesting. Not only because of the political views portrayed within the book but, also because of the fact that I know very little about Vietnamese culture. This book is promising in those aspects. 

             During our school trip to Gallipolli, where the battle was fought between the allies and the ottoman empire which was a decisive battle for the birth of the modern Turkish nation, and also where some of the oldest civilizations lived. After spending a lot of time with my fellow students, I had an epiphany. The bits of information I had of my classmates and friends fell into place. I noticed that many people are desperate and in need of different types of attention, which in normal behavior for young adults, but in my eyes it's over exaggerated compared to my home country. They handle different personal issues more immature. I think this is because of the lack of freedom, the students don't have complete freedom to express themselves. I think expressing yourself does not only mean going to school and studying, but also learning how to understand real life situations. These situations could benefit their social and personal life, not only they could find themselves they also learn responsibility.