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Mr. Virak is one of Papa’s former students. He and his family are displaced at the Buddhist temple. Mr. Virak is married to Mrs. Virak, and the father of Baby Virak. His son’s sudden death leaves Mr. Virak bereft, and he gives himself up as an intellectual to the Revolutionary army.
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Mr. Virak Character Timeline in In the Shadow of the Banyan
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Virak appears in In the Shadow of the Banyan. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...settle in as quickly as possible. Raami finds Papa speaking to a former student named Mr. Virak , accompanied by his young wife and baby boy. He tells them the weeping man’s...
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Mr. Virak ’s family moves in beside Raami’s family, and they have breakfast together. Mr. Virak tells...
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Chapter 12
...his mouth frozen open as if gasping. Only Grandmother Queen seems unsurprised by his death. Mr. Virak and Mrs. Virak are inconsolable. The funerary musician helps prepare the baby’s small body, wrapping...
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Chapter 13
...names were called reveal themselves. They say that sacrifice is necessary to rebuild the country. Mr. Virak and Papa raise their hands, revealing themselves. Mama is devastated, feeling that Papa has given...
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...more story. Big Uncle stops Raami from running after the oxcart, though Mrs. Virak joins Mr. Virak there. After Papa is taken, Raami withdraws, trying to imagine him free at last.
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