Rathana is Sopeap Sin the housekeeper’s sister. Towards the end of the novel, when Sang Ly is looking for the housekeeper’s family, Rathana is the first person she meets. Rathana tells Sang Ly about the anonymous payments that have been arriving since her sister disappeared during the Khmer Rouge revolution, revealing that Sopeap the teacher has been donating large sums of money to this family for decades. When Sang Ly finally finds Sopeap on her deathbed, Rathana and her family accompany her to pay their respects and give thanks for Sopeap’s generosity.
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Rathana Character Timeline in The Rent Collector
The timeline below shows where the character Rathana appears in The Rent Collector. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
The woman introduces herself as Rathana, and tells Sang Ly how their father pushed Sopeap (the housekeeper) to take a job...
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Sang Ly tells Rathana that her sister Sopeap (the housekeeper) died in the revolution, but she has a story...
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
...she thinks she might know who can help her find it. With a car that Rathana supplied, Sang Ly, Ki, and the housekeeper’s family (Grandma Sin, Rathana, and several others) drive...
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...knows her daughter’s death was not her fault. When Grandma Sin has made her peace, Rathana and her husband introduce themselves, and thank Sopeap for her kindness, explaining that the packages...
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