The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. GradeSaver, Web.It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. Next Section Character List Previous Section About The Sympathizer How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous "The Sympathizer Summary". Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft.
After his release, we learn he is among the Vietnamese Boat People, a refugee. He is captured trying to help General Bon in a military attack, but the spy is captured and he writes this novel about his experience as he reflects on the truth about the conflict between France and Vietnam, and between the USA and Vietnam. He departs and ends up in Vietnam, and here the story becomes contradictory to earlier passages of the novel. He murders a Vietnamese newspaper editor named Sonny on a personal vendetta-Sonny had been sleeping with Ms. He is almost killed by an "accidental" explosion after his work with the film is complete.Īfter the event, he disobeys his intelligence advisor and returns to Vietnam, but before he departs, he decides to conduct some unofficial business. The spy receives an offer from a Hollywood studio to consult on a film about the Vietnam War, but when he arrives to work, he realizes that the studio is blatantly mischaracterizing the truth about the Vietnam War to demonize the Vietnamese. Meanwhile, the spy exchanges intel about a possible uprising on American soil. He bemoans American culture and its humiliating effects on him. Bon's family was killed in a military attack, spurring him to move to America where he opens a liquor store. We meet General Bon, a friend of the spy whom the spy supports in his work. Although he reports to the Communists in Vietnam, he is friendly with the CIA and with other Vietnamese people who are not Communists. He tells us about himself, that he is half Vietnamese and half French, and that his father was a Catholic priest who broke his vow of celibacy to impregnate his mother. This story follows an unnamed undercover international spy who departs Saigon, Vietnam in 1975 to live in Los Angeles as an agent to the Communists. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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