Exposition:
> setting: Korea (in the southern part)
> situation / climate: the time of the Japanese occupation (in 1940s)
> characters: Sun-hee, Tae-yul, Uncle, Abuji, Omoni
Conflict:
protagonist v.s. antagonist = Sun-hee, Tae-yul v.s. the Japanese and the lost of their independence.
Rising Action:
> Sun-hee, along with the readers, finds out that Uncle is part of the resistance movement and that he scretly made newpapers that enraged the Japanese, but gave the Koreans messages telling Koreans about getting their independence back.
> The war between the U.s. and Japan begins and sun-hee's family have to live in poverty.
> Not wanting to betray his Uncle, Tae-yul decideds to voluteer to join the army. He leaves for Seoul and starts to get hard trainings.
Climax:
> Tae-yul decides to be a kamikaze and goes to Japan to get trainings.
> He finally gets to fly a plane for the first time in his life.
Falling Action:
>Sun-hee and her family were all depressed that Tae-yul had become a kamikaze and that he had flown his mission as a suicide bomber.
> The war ends with the Japanese Emperor surrendering to the U.S.
> Korea finally becomes free, but Sun-hee and her family are disappointed and sad that Tae-yul could have survived if he only waited two more months.
Resolution:
> Tae-yul comes back home alive, explaining how his mission was cancled by the weather and that the Japanese put him and the other bombers in jail with the "crime" of "not finishing his mission for the Emperor".
> The family members are all happy but learns that Uncle is stuck in the North of Korea because of the Communists.
> Sun-hee and Tae-yul begins to learn the Korean alpahbet their father had promised to teach them when Korea became free.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Theme for When My Name Was Keoko
The theme of the story: In Linda Sue Park's When My Name Was Keoko, which is about a Korean girl and a boy living in the time of Japanese occupation, going through many conflicts until they are free, the theme is that courage is something that is needed to accomplish something one wants to be done.
Bonus: Analyzing a Story's Theme
1) Does the title signify something about the story? Does it point to a truth the story reveals about life?
>> The title (When My Name Was Keoko) signifies how the main character once had to change his or her name from Korean to Japanese. It also shows how the Koreans were controlled by the Japanese.
2) Does the main character change during the course of the story? Does the main character realize something he or she did not know before?
>> Tae-Yul seemed to get more mature, thoughtful, and caring about his family, especially when he volunteered to go to the military. And then Sun-Hee learned to think more importantly of their family, and she also learned to act after thinking after the incident of Uncle. And then they both are now proud of their family (especially Uncle and Father)
3) Are any important statements about life or people made in the story, either by the narrator or characters in the story?
>> "One hand. Five fingers of thought - that is all I will give them. Not one finger more." pg. 58, stated by Mrs. Ahn.
4) Is the theme ever directly stated? If so, where is it stated?
>> NO
5) In one sentence, state the story's theme. Do you agree with the theme? Is the writer presenting a truth about life or forcing us to accept a false view?
>> The theme: In Linda Sue Park's When My Name Was Keoko, which is about a Korean girl and a boy living in the time of Japanese occupation, going through many conflicts until they are free, the theme is that courage is something that is needed to accomplish something one wants to be done. I agree with the theme, and do not think that the writer is forcing us to accept a false view.
Bonus: Analyzing a Story's Theme
1) Does the title signify something about the story? Does it point to a truth the story reveals about life?
>> The title (When My Name Was Keoko) signifies how the main character once had to change his or her name from Korean to Japanese. It also shows how the Koreans were controlled by the Japanese.
2) Does the main character change during the course of the story? Does the main character realize something he or she did not know before?
>> Tae-Yul seemed to get more mature, thoughtful, and caring about his family, especially when he volunteered to go to the military. And then Sun-Hee learned to think more importantly of their family, and she also learned to act after thinking after the incident of Uncle. And then they both are now proud of their family (especially Uncle and Father)
3) Are any important statements about life or people made in the story, either by the narrator or characters in the story?
>> "One hand. Five fingers of thought - that is all I will give them. Not one finger more." pg. 58, stated by Mrs. Ahn.
4) Is the theme ever directly stated? If so, where is it stated?
>> NO
5) In one sentence, state the story's theme. Do you agree with the theme? Is the writer presenting a truth about life or forcing us to accept a false view?
>> The theme: In Linda Sue Park's When My Name Was Keoko, which is about a Korean girl and a boy living in the time of Japanese occupation, going through many conflicts until they are free, the theme is that courage is something that is needed to accomplish something one wants to be done. I agree with the theme, and do not think that the writer is forcing us to accept a false view.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Characters for When My Name Was Keoko
Keoko: Her full Japanese name is Kaneyama Keoko, and her full Korean name is Kim Sun-hee. She is the youngest in the family, and eavesdrop a lot to get some information on what is going on in their family and Korea.
Tae-Yul: He is three years older than Sun-hee and is the one who can get all the information fom Father and Uncle. He later goes to the army to not betray Uncle. So it shows how thoughtful he is and how much he wories about his family members.
Father: Also known as Abuji, he is the vice-principle of Sun-hee's school
Mother: Also known as Omoni.
Uncle: He is the younger brother of Father, and he is very patriotic. He works for the resistance movement, printing illegal newspaper saying things that forces Japanes to burn all of them. After Korea's independence, he planned to go back to the family, for he ran away to the North side of Korea because of Sun-hee's mistake, but because of the Communists in the north side of Korea, he wasn't able to.
Tae-Yul: He is three years older than Sun-hee and is the one who can get all the information fom Father and Uncle. He later goes to the army to not betray Uncle. So it shows how thoughtful he is and how much he wories about his family members.
Father: Also known as Abuji, he is the vice-principle of Sun-hee's school
Mother: Also known as Omoni.
Uncle: He is the younger brother of Father, and he is very patriotic. He works for the resistance movement, printing illegal newspaper saying things that forces Japanes to burn all of them. After Korea's independence, he planned to go back to the family, for he ran away to the North side of Korea because of Sun-hee's mistake, but because of the Communists in the north side of Korea, he wasn't able to.
Settings for When My Name Was Keoko (rewrite)
I am reading When My Name Was Keoko. The story is taken in place of Korea and the date of the first chapter is 1940. It was time before the Korean War. So Korea was one country. And it was when Korea was under the Japanese rule. Because they were ruling Korea, the Japanese treated the Koreans very unfairly, and many Koreans were in pain.This is the story narrated by two people: Sun-hee and Tae-yul. They each narrate every other chapter. Sun-hee and Tae-yul are brother and sister with Sun-hee being the younger one. Every Koreans are to change their names into Japanese. Soon Sun-hee and Tae-yul soon lose morethan their Korean names and their freedom. And there comes the war of Japan and America, too.I have never enjoyed reading historical fictions nor thought of myself enjoying reading them. But this one is different. This book is very interesting and fun to read. Perhaps it's because it's about Korea. -_-
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Affects to the Characters: There are the Japanese in Korea, taking almost everything away from them. It makes Sun-hee and Tae-yul dislike or hate Japanes, and it also made Uncle to be part of the resitance movement. Later, when Tae-yul goes to the military, it makes him mentally and physically strong.
Affects to the Plot: Because the setting is in Korea, it showws how Koreans are treated badly by the Japanese, and if the plot was taken in Japan, then the story of Uncle becoming a part of the resistance movement wouldn't have happened.
And then we can see, in this book, Japanese soliers walking in their nice clothes, or other Japanese living well, when the Koreans have to wear clothes with patches and even eat animal food! We can hear Japanes outside, but Koreans inside the house of Sun-hee and Tae-yul's family. And lastly, we can taste the millet ! Blah.
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Affects to the Characters: There are the Japanese in Korea, taking almost everything away from them. It makes Sun-hee and Tae-yul dislike or hate Japanes, and it also made Uncle to be part of the resitance movement. Later, when Tae-yul goes to the military, it makes him mentally and physically strong.
Affects to the Plot: Because the setting is in Korea, it showws how Koreans are treated badly by the Japanese, and if the plot was taken in Japan, then the story of Uncle becoming a part of the resistance movement wouldn't have happened.
And then we can see, in this book, Japanese soliers walking in their nice clothes, or other Japanese living well, when the Koreans have to wear clothes with patches and even eat animal food! We can hear Japanes outside, but Koreans inside the house of Sun-hee and Tae-yul's family. And lastly, we can taste the millet ! Blah.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Settings for When My Name Was Keoko
I am reading When My Name Was Keoko. The story is taken in place of Korea and the date of the first chapter is 1940. It was time before the Korean War. So Korea was one country. And it was when Korea was under the Japanese rule. Because they were ruling Korea, the Japanese treated the Koreans very unfairly, and many Koreans were in pain.
This is the story narrated by two people: Sun-hee and Tae-yul. They each narrate every other chapter. Sun-hee and Tae-yul are brother and sister with Sun-hee being the younger one. Every Koreans are to change their names into Japanese. Soon Sun-hee and Tae-yul soon lose morethan their Korean names and their freedom. And there comes the war of Japan and America, too.
I have never enjoyed reading historical fictions nor thought of myself enjoying reading them. But this one is different. This book is very interesting and fun to read. Perhaps it's because it's about Korea. -_-
This is the story narrated by two people: Sun-hee and Tae-yul. They each narrate every other chapter. Sun-hee and Tae-yul are brother and sister with Sun-hee being the younger one. Every Koreans are to change their names into Japanese. Soon Sun-hee and Tae-yul soon lose morethan their Korean names and their freedom. And there comes the war of Japan and America, too.
I have never enjoyed reading historical fictions nor thought of myself enjoying reading them. But this one is different. This book is very interesting and fun to read. Perhaps it's because it's about Korea. -_-
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Courage
Courage isn't really a word for me. I can't really remeber when I had used courage. So I'll first write the meaning of courage. Courage can be not being afraid of something, but no human in this world cannot be afraid of nothing. So courage would mean facing something you are afraid of. If someone is afaid of the dark , and that person tries to stay in the dark no matter how scared he or she is, then the person used courage.
When I was in elementary school, I wasn't so good at riding things in the amusement parks. All I could ride was a small roaller-coaster, when my Korean friends could ride Vikings and big roaller-coasters with out screaming out once. Once, in America, our family went to an amusement park. Many people were riding the Vikings, roaller-coasters, and other rides. They looked so scary to me. When I wouldn't ride anything, my mom sort of dragged me, trying to make me get into the line (saying that it's waste of time and money if I just sit on a bench, doing nothing), but I couldn't ride them. I only road the weak rides with small slopes but not those that go up high into the sky. Then my mom asked me if I would ride something with her. She said that it wouldn't be scary at all and that it would be just like riding an elevator. I decided to ride it and got into the line. But as we got closer to where the ride was, I realized that I was fooled. Oh sure the ride was like an elevator; it was a ride you go into an elevator, sit down, strap your buckles, and the elevator goes up to at least 10 stories (or more) high, and drop. I wanted to go back. I didn't want to ride it. But when I looked back, I realized that it was too late. There was no way that I would be able to get through all those people behind me. Besides, my mom and I had waited in the line for such a long time that it seemed like I would only lose time if I go back. But I could still go through those people and not ride. I had to bring up courage (sort of) at that moment. I imagined a future that my friends would drag me to the amusement park, and I would only watch them ride the rides wth so much fun. Sitting there like a loner. I brought up the courage and stayed in the line and rode the ride. It wasn't scary at first, with the elevator moving forward with a story of how the elevator was 'haunted'. But as soon as the man finished his story, the elevator dropped down. It went up and down and up with the door open, showing the view, and down more times. Mom said that she liked the view. I said that I didn't like the view. Ha ha ha.
When I was in elementary school, I wasn't so good at riding things in the amusement parks. All I could ride was a small roaller-coaster, when my Korean friends could ride Vikings and big roaller-coasters with out screaming out once. Once, in America, our family went to an amusement park. Many people were riding the Vikings, roaller-coasters, and other rides. They looked so scary to me. When I wouldn't ride anything, my mom sort of dragged me, trying to make me get into the line (saying that it's waste of time and money if I just sit on a bench, doing nothing), but I couldn't ride them. I only road the weak rides with small slopes but not those that go up high into the sky. Then my mom asked me if I would ride something with her. She said that it wouldn't be scary at all and that it would be just like riding an elevator. I decided to ride it and got into the line. But as we got closer to where the ride was, I realized that I was fooled. Oh sure the ride was like an elevator; it was a ride you go into an elevator, sit down, strap your buckles, and the elevator goes up to at least 10 stories (or more) high, and drop. I wanted to go back. I didn't want to ride it. But when I looked back, I realized that it was too late. There was no way that I would be able to get through all those people behind me. Besides, my mom and I had waited in the line for such a long time that it seemed like I would only lose time if I go back. But I could still go through those people and not ride. I had to bring up courage (sort of) at that moment. I imagined a future that my friends would drag me to the amusement park, and I would only watch them ride the rides wth so much fun. Sitting there like a loner. I brought up the courage and stayed in the line and rode the ride. It wasn't scary at first, with the elevator moving forward with a story of how the elevator was 'haunted'. But as soon as the man finished his story, the elevator dropped down. It went up and down and up with the door open, showing the view, and down more times. Mom said that she liked the view. I said that I didn't like the view. Ha ha ha.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Secret
Secret is something or some information you want to hide from other people or keep it by yourself because you are ashamed of it or because you would be in trouble when you get caught. Secrets may be about small things such as buying something without your parents' permission or they may be about big things that could cost your life.
I tried to think of a secret and for now, all I could think of was this event: not so long time ago, I found out that a certain magazine is being sold with an appendix of a calender. The calender wasn't just a normal 2008 calender, but it was a calender of a certain comic I liked (and for those of you who thought that the comic is Naruto, then you are wrong -_-). Then a dilema came to me; should I buy the magazine or not. Half of my mind was telling me to buy the calender: It would be a nice 2008 with that calender. The other half of my mind was telling me that someone won't like it if she sees that I have bought the magazine (She might not mind me buying a magazine, but buying it because of something that has to do with comic would surely make her unhappy) and that I have to spend 7,000 won on the magazine just for the calender. The dilema went for about two to three days. And then on Saturday, my mom left to Seoul, and my dad went to work. It was my chance! I had to make up my mind quickly or I might regret! So the half of my mind that was telling me to buy the magazine and get hold of the calender won. My dad had dropped me off in Expo for I had to go somewhere, and after the business, I went to the Expo Coa (for other stationary stores were all closed because it was Saturday. It even snowed on that day!), took the escalator up to the fourth floor, and to the bookstore. And I bought the magazine, paying 7,000 won. -_-;
I got the calender, and was thinking of throwing the magazine away because if I took the thing home (it's quite big), then there would have been more chance for my mom to find it. I didn't want that. But something stopped me. It seemed to be a waste to just throw away the magazine that cost me 7,000won. It also had articles that interested me. So I took time in reading the magazine, and recycled it in the store. -_- ;; I took the bus back home with the calender in my hand. Well, mom still doesn't know it (somehow). I supposed that this is a secret (to my mom).
I tried to think of a secret and for now, all I could think of was this event: not so long time ago, I found out that a certain magazine is being sold with an appendix of a calender. The calender wasn't just a normal 2008 calender, but it was a calender of a certain comic I liked (and for those of you who thought that the comic is Naruto, then you are wrong -_-). Then a dilema came to me; should I buy the magazine or not. Half of my mind was telling me to buy the calender: It would be a nice 2008 with that calender. The other half of my mind was telling me that someone won't like it if she sees that I have bought the magazine (She might not mind me buying a magazine, but buying it because of something that has to do with comic would surely make her unhappy) and that I have to spend 7,000 won on the magazine just for the calender. The dilema went for about two to three days. And then on Saturday, my mom left to Seoul, and my dad went to work. It was my chance! I had to make up my mind quickly or I might regret! So the half of my mind that was telling me to buy the magazine and get hold of the calender won. My dad had dropped me off in Expo for I had to go somewhere, and after the business, I went to the Expo Coa (for other stationary stores were all closed because it was Saturday. It even snowed on that day!), took the escalator up to the fourth floor, and to the bookstore. And I bought the magazine, paying 7,000 won. -_-;
I got the calender, and was thinking of throwing the magazine away because if I took the thing home (it's quite big), then there would have been more chance for my mom to find it. I didn't want that. But something stopped me. It seemed to be a waste to just throw away the magazine that cost me 7,000won. It also had articles that interested me. So I took time in reading the magazine, and recycled it in the store. -_- ;; I took the bus back home with the calender in my hand. Well, mom still doesn't know it (somehow). I supposed that this is a secret (to my mom).
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