Chapter Twelve - Finding a Family

"Marriage for me, was simply one more thing on the long list of things I would never have (Hayslip 303)." This statement shows me that for Le Ly, life must have been hard. She had been severly raped several times, and was always being abused of by men. It makes me sick to my stomach, that to this day men are still that way. So much so that it causes a woman no to want to get married, something beautiful that all woman should want to enjoy. I also feel that the tone Le Ly says this statement is of despair. She has been through so much with her life, with one man leaving and another coming. She is completely lost and probably has no idea what love is like. I think for someone like Le Ly who is so strong, compassion and love are the only things missing in her life.