The theme of Meeting Maung-Maung is when traveling, one needs to allow the locals to tell their story. Travelers get more out of their experience when they can experience life through the locals and their lives. They provide new perspectives, ideas, and ways of life that opens the eyes of the travelers to the world.
“Maung-Maung did nothing to dispel these suspicions as he pedalled the trishaw off the main street and we began to pass through dirty alleyways and down narrow lanes of run-down shacks” (Houston, 21). This passage gave me anxiety, knowing his suspicions were legitimate concerns. The fact that they were headed deeper into the poor parts of the city where more crime was likely to happen definitely made it even worse. It demonstrated the anxiety that goes with trusting a local.
“Every one was meticulously dated and annotated” (Houston, 22). This text demonstrated Maung-Maung’s true love for the people and his good intentions.
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