Summary Of The Book 'Year Of Impossible Goodbyes'

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The Japanese occupation of Korea affected so many people and families, both Korean and Japanese. In the book Year of Impossible Goodbyes, by Sook Nyul Choi, Sookan, a teenager living in the North of Korea, is a perfect example of how so many lives were changed and affected. In this book, Sookan’s personality changes to be more protective during the book because of the life-changing events that occurred. First, is when her Grandfather passes away, when the war is over, and when her mother gets taken away as she and Inchun, her younger brother, are escaping to the South. After her grandfather passes away, Sookan sits out the yard and thinks about the pain of being Korean, then Inchun comes and sits next to her, and Sookan becomes very protective

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