Character Based
Sunja's parents
Who were Hoonie and Yanjin?
What is tuberculosis?
The theme of Japan putting Korea into poverty that continues through the novel
What is imperialism?
This is what the travel from Korea to Japan is referred to as
What is immigration?
The year when Japan annexes Korea, forcing Korea under Japanese rule
What year was 1910?
The man who romances Sunja
Who is Koh Hansu?
The root of Yagjin's disappointment in Sunja
The symbolism of wealth that is present in Sunja and Isak's wedding dinner
What is White Rice?
The poor, seaside, fishing town Sunja is from
What is Yeongdo, Busan, Korea?
The religion that is prominent in Japan, therefore causing Isak to be ostracized for practicing Christianity
What is Shinto & Buddhism?
The biblical character Sunja and Isak name their first son after
Who is Noa?
The dangerous group that Hansu is a part of
What is the Yakuza?
The treatment of Koreans in Japan is caused by this.
What is the shame of displacement?
The city where Hansu's wife and children live
What is Osaka, Japan?
The systematic discrimination and marginalization experienced by Koreans in Japan
What is Colonialism and Marginalization?
The woman from wealthy familial heritage who is married to Yoseb
Who is Kyunghee?
How Sunja and her family are treated in Japan
What are second-class citizens?
Sunja's immense sacrifices and relentless work to keep her family alive amidst poverty and displacement is representative of this.
What is survival and resilience?
The poor Korean ghettos that Sunja & Isak are forced to live in
Where is Ikaino, Osaka?