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SOOK NYUL CHOI __ ​ ​ ​In 1945, nine year old Sookan has to face oppression of the Japanese invading North Korea. Separated from her father and older brothers- Sookan, her mother, aunt, uncle, grandfather, and youngest brother have survive on their own while in poverty and starvation. Their only chances of survival is by running a makeshift sock factory, just to make a little money, their only motivation- food and their love for the sock girls who work in it. Hearing the Koreans lose the war shattered their slavery, but not for long. A dramatic chain of events will alter the coarse of their lives forever. ||
 * __ YEAR OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES


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**OPPRESSION** ** SLAVERY POVERTY MURDER ** SHINTOISM COLONIALISM IMPERIALISM JAPANESE SCHOOL TORTURE SEGERGATATION RIOTS ESCAPE WAR VICTORY REFUGGES TRAITORS GRIEF PAIN FREEDOM DEATHLY COMMUNISM **
 * UNJUST** ** DANGER

Korea satlite picture at night. ||
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[|LIFE AS A NORTH KOREAN]

[|OVERALL HISTORY OF KOREA]

[|ESCAPING TO THE SOUTH] || **BIBLIOGRAPHY**

HISTORY OF KOREAN WAR [] found in May 12 2010 By Christopher Hitchens Posted Monday, May 2, 2005, at 1:48 PM ET KOREAN OPPRESION [] found in May 12 2010

KOREA GEOGRAPHY [] found in May 12 2010

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HOW TO CITE B. Davis Schwartz Memorial [] found in May 13 2010 || I think that Sookan and Ponyboy are alike. Ponyboy is frome the story "The Outsiders".They have both faced losses and grief. They both grew up in poverty and were abused by a group of people who hate them. They have both seen their loved ones die. Starving was a problem only for Sookan, Pony had his brothers taking care of him. They may have been on opposite ends of the world, but they are still very alike. || **EVALUATION** Year of Impossible Goodbyes is about a ten year old girl who is facing oppression of the Japanese and Russians. Escaping with her family to the South, her family is singling down starting with her grandfather dying. She had to be strong, physically and emotionally. Her taste of freedom may have been short lasted, but she strives for more. Her journy is harsh and full of betrayal. ||
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