Alive in the Killing Fields

becomes friends with the author; van lan's relative

ang

author's older brother; helps carry Vibol to the Thai border

bunna

author's older sister; her kind nature reminds the author of his mother

chantha

author's older sister; her husband is killed and her son dies of disease

chanya

Theme

family can help you make it through difficult

wealthy farmer, by Cambodian standards, who later hides from the Khmer Rouge in the jungle

father

This man values education and becomes part of the author's family through marriage

van lan

the author's nephew; his unlikely, yet healthy birth occurred during the Khmer Rouge's control

vibol

This man worked fo the author's family, but was later fired and joins the Khmer Rouge

zhen

Her words were used to tell the author's story

Martha Kendall

author; the story is told from this person's perspective

Mop

Explain// Theme

Mop and his family try to survive life under the ruler by the Khmer Rouge