Summary Of Tibet Through The Red Box

In the short story “Tibet Through The Red Box” By David Henry Hwang, where the narrator is the father., through his hand written diary. About how the father got taken by the russians to how they could afford paint. It also talks about a boy growing up in prague. This essay will examine “Tiber Through The Red Box” By David Henry Hwang and how the author has used literary elements in creating this suspenseful story.

In the story “Tibet Through The Red Box” the use of Figurative Language was a lot. A supporting quote is when Alenka says “Why are you—? Enough to survive, like everyone else.” She was comparing her brother Peter to everybody else at the time because they were all poor and barely making it through. Another example is when Vladimir said. “A snowstorm took me by surprise. I was looking for shelter, but the winds and snow pushed me to the ground.” This shows that Personification took place by comparing a human to nonhuman things, nature.

The letters are a big part of this story because it’s something from their father after the russians took father away. A source of information would be when the yeti says to peter “Your Father, of course. Haven’t you read his letter yet?” Peter was confused on why everybody kept saying why is everybody keep saying that and to me I feel like peter should read the letter because it could be something really important that his father has to tell him like I love you, Come find me or even just a simple I’m