FTKMF: Post 6. B.

In this sixth section, many important events occure first of all the Loung, Chou, Meng,Khouy, and Kim leave the Chinese controlled camp. They prepare by saving up food, then they depart along with Meng and Khouy’s lady friends to their Mother’s brother’s home. After a long and fearful trek across the countryside, they arrive at his country hut. There they enjoy new (not black!) clothing along with increased rations. At the home they start to work at the market and are able to make crepes on ocation. The new currency is now rice. After a time in the town Meng marries Eang, a deserted intelligent and cultured woman. Then Eang lost family finds here and brigns MEng and Eang to Vietnam. There MEng learns of a way to America. He returns to the town to bring Loung to Lam Sing refugee camp. During their risky trek they encounter pirates. “Meng had anticipated the Thai pirates and left all of Ma’s jewelry with Khouy in Cambodia. Though they took they took the one thing that means the most to me, the captain tells us we should b=consider ourselves lucky. When we are all back on the boat, the pirates offer directions to the Thai refugee camp. Our captain thanks them politely, seemingly bearing no grudges or anger, and the pirates wish us luck and wave good-bye as we sail on.” (227) When the boat then arrived at the camp Meng, Eang, and Loung were overwhelmed that they were finally going to America.