Throughout the entirety of Anh’s memoir, he structures the nature of his stories to ensure a blissful or humorous story follows a miserable or saddening story. Firstly, Anh’s uses structure, sequencing and the style of his writing to convey to readers his first life lesson that everything happens for a reason. The main lessons that he conveys through the use of his the aforementioned expository techniques include: everything happens for a reason, be positive and nothing will get you down and finally work for your dreams and they will come true.īy conveying these life lessons to his readers, Anh attempts to engage the readers on an emotional level in order for his lessons to be more resonant. Through the way in which Anh constructs his narrative through his use of selection of detail, structure, sequencing and the style he uses in his memoir, Anh manages to convey more than just the story of his life but also the invaluable lessons he learned along the way. The memoir is about the life of renowned comedian Anh Do and the series of momentous events Anh experienced during his life which shaped his personality today. The Happiest Refugee, a memoir written by Anh Do, is a biographical narrative that encompasses this same idea. This quote by Bill Cosby, is a quote that encompasses the idea of using laughter and happiness to overcome the most extreme hardships in life. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it. “You can turn painful situations around through laughter.

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