The refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

the refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen:-

1. In ” the other man,” liem, the Vietnamese narrator who is being sponsored by a gay couple in san Francisco, feels it’s important to observe “American etiquette.” why?

2. In “the transplant, ” Arthur Arellano, who has had a liver transplant, has to take medications. Otherwise, there would be a risk of his body rejecting the new liver. Who else in the story risks rejection? Who is the ” transplant” in this story?

3. In ‘ The Americans,” a black American fighter pilot, a Vietnam war vet, returns to Vietnam with his wife to visit their daughter and her boyfriend, who is now living there, working for a human rights organization. who is the genuine refugee in this story?

4. In “someone else besides you,” the narrator’s father is angry and violent, but he has a high school guidance counselor job. why is this ironic?

5. compare and contrast the theme of identity in the house on mango street and the stories in the refugees. how are they different? the same? be selective in illustrating specific examples.