The Best We Could Do

by

Thi Bui

Đà Lạt Term Analysis

A city in Việt Nam’s south-central highlands, where briefly goes to a fancy French boarding school.
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Đà Lạt Term Timeline in The Best We Could Do

The timeline below shows where the term Đà Lạt appears in The Best We Could Do. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5: Either, Or
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...outside of school anymore.” But then she gets sent to a French high school in Đà Lạt , where “everyone is a complete FRANCOPHILE!” She cannot stand it and calls her father... (full context)
Chapter 6: The Chessboard
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...it were “a happy story,” Má reveals that, although she loved her high school in Đà Lạt , college was a hard time in her life. After meeting Bố, he takes up... (full context)