Nam finds himself drawn to writing about his past, but he also struggles to find the ability to accurately word everything. Nam’s father arrives at a time when Nam is trying to make a writing deadline he has to write his final thesis and is struggling to come up with a topic. Nam also feels far removed from his father and his old life Nam has a girlfriend where he lives now and has been trying to put down roots and be independent. Nam hasn’t seen his father in three years and remains on shaky terms with him Nam lacks trust in his father and sees him as someone who is trying to control him. The opening short story of The Boat, "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice," tells the story of a man named Nam who has moved from Australia to Iowa to pursue a writing career.Īs the chapter opens, Nam’s father, known as Ba, has just arrived to visit Nam in Iowa.
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