Sookan and her life

Yichen.Li

English II

Jennifer Guarino

Nov.15. 2015

Sookan was a normally Korean girl, but because of her dream that she wanted to pursue higher level of education, she chose to study abroad to America to continue her studying. Which must be difficult for a Korean girl. Two different cultures and different life style, both made her feel distinct and weird in the group of American. In this College, she had many friends, especially Ellen and Marci. She was trying to accept American culture, and mix it into Korean culture. But when she was growing, she also had to deal with the problem from the Korean culture, she was confused; Has she changed so much in the past three months? 

Sookan was really at an impressionable age. But she had her sister, even her sister’s sentence was painful, but it was truly that Sookan should not be fascinated by the new world. After her sister spoke to her. She will figure out what is truly necessary for her. But her sister’s personality would be different with her mom’s. In Korea, it was not a big question, the younger should always listen to the elders. But when she arrived in America, everyone can have the free speech.  So she would begin to ask herself whose advice should she accept. And also she would figure out how could she mix up these two different cultures. Or she was doing this thing, in chapter 12, she tried to make a Korean dinner for her best friends, for her professor. I think in the end she may has her own understanding about these two cultures, and finally she must become independent. And she will continue to accompany with Ellen and Marci, first two friends she had when she began to study in America. Ellen was very talkative, outstanding, very attractive. And Marci, quiet, always stayed lonely, but she also has her own thought. These two different characters showed the two different groups of students, They are the miniatures for the whole students. I think for the author, she must have more than two friends, but Ellen and Marci, they both had the most obvious features. So the author wrote this two characters and they must accompanied with Sookan. She would not go back to Korea. Even thought she missed her mom, her brothers and many things in Korea very much. But the reason why he went to America because she wanted to pursue the high level of education, so in my opinion, before she finish all her studying in America, she would not choose to go back to Korea. If she chose to go back, her family will be angry about her giving up.  She missed her Korean family, because she missed her mom, and Sookan cared about her hardships. She wanted to go back to Korea to help her. Also the reason she liked the Professor Bennett’s family because the atmosphere, men and women are equal, both of them needed to do the housework. This different culture was very attractive for Sookan, but as the time moves on, she would understand the American culture, she would not be surprised and attracted by this atmosphere, so she would like her Korean family more than Professor Bennett’s. 

Time never stops, and Sookan would still pursue her life of education. She was a girl with insistence and dedication that went to america with herself, which these two features would support her to become successful in the future. But also her lovely personalities would also help her to make many friends.