This reference back to Socrates made Tim think about escaping to Canada to avoid going to the war. ... Canada looked better and better to him everyday although it was only a thought. ... He had a bus ride to Seattle and then to Vancouver, Canada. ... In Canada, there was nothing for him. ... He did not want to embarrass anyone, even himself, by weaseling out of the war and by fleeing to Canada. ...
They fled to Canada. Former Spec. 5 Edward Sowders said, "I'm going back to the militaryit's a choice between that or Canada again, where we all stay underground.... George Coker, a young boy asked: "What did you feel about the people who went and burned their draft cards and went to Canada?... If they wanted to leave and go to Canada then that's okay, but they can't come back though." Whether they fled to Canada, suffered the war overseas, or were rudely welcomed home, Americans were seen as imperialists in Vietnam. ...
Ha doesn't know what to think about her situation; she is hopeful that the war will end or, at least, move away from her home, but she is not naive and understands the dangers that come with living in a country divided by war. ... In the text "Refugee children in Canada," it was said that "Some have lost many family members, and many have lost everything that was familiar to them" (Fantino and Cook 10). ... In the "Children at War" text, Amela said, "Before the war I enjoyed life. ... Amela in "Children of War" stated, "Sometimes I wish I&...
