The Character Of Sookan In 'Year Of Impossible Goodbyes'

Finally, in order to show that the concept of gender is broken down across the second game as well, this paper looks at how the character of Mikan Tsukimi, from Danganronpa: Goodbye Despair, is presented. It is important to note that there are other background characters within Goodbye Despair that could be looked at in regards to this topic, including Akane Owari or Peko Pekoyama. Mikan Tsukimi is only one of many, but still a good example. Tsukimi herself comes off mostly as an overly frightened schoolgirl to the point where her “mind is drawing a blank…from nervousness” (Danganronpa: Goodbye Despair). As a person she is timid and nervous around her other classmates, often being bullied for these traits by some of them. In addition to her clumsy personal skills, Mikan is also clumsy physically. The game uses her quite often for “fan service,” having the girl fall in overly sexual positions in order to get a rise from the game’s audience. However, the other characters in the game do not see her as a sexual being or even an explicitly female one. Each time that one of these “fan service” moments happens to Mikan, her classmates complain about it or completely ignore it. These moments also play into Mikan’s talent, ultimate nurse. Although an overly feminine talent, Mikan herself just uses it to patch herself up and move on with her life even thought it comes with useful medical skills that could help out many of her classmates. Mikan is not a force to be worried about within

Courage can be something that is hard to achieve. Not only do you have to be brave, but also willing to take the risk even when you are scared. Jasper Jones has many characters who show courage, but also characters who could have been courageous and changed the whole plot. Courage can save someone’s life, and the lack of it could cause totally different endings in life as if someone did something that they may not have done without having courage, when someone may have lack of courage causing them not to do something, or when someone may decide to use courage to save a life.

Sookan is changing toward being more brave throughout the book Year of Impossible Goodbyes when she encounters these situations: Sookan grasps her Grandfathers hand in his dying moments, when Aunt Tiger walks her to the beginning of her academic career, and when she gets very critical of Captain Narita's acrimonious behavior. When Sookan's grandfather is on his deathbed, he requests for Sookan, and her little brother Inchun. When Sookan reaches out comfort her withering grandfather, she feels a moment of peace and absolute calm. She feels as if she can take on the whole world. "As Grandfather enveloped our hands in his, I felt a strange sensation. I felt as though a quiet, but peaceful, little Buddha had slowly crept inside of me."(41) Simply the fact that Sookan can deal with

Sookan changing has made her a better person, by having her stick up for her family, and her rights. She has gained the confidence to do more things, and live a life where she isn't pushed

The first way Sookan changed Is on her adventure to escape the North and go to the South. “As a nuna I had to make the decisions and do all the talking.” In this quote she was about to ask the Russians where her Mother was. It shows that Sookan has changed in a way that makes her care for others. It is important because throughout the story she is becoming more and more compassionate and it helps create strong relationships like Sookan and Inchun’s.

When he was bullied he never tried to run away and he held back his tears while mostly everyone was throwing insults at him. This is showing courage because most people in the situation would have cried and run away which the boy didn’t do any of these. At the end of the story, the poem said, “It took a lot of courage but he knew he must be strong, for, at last, he saw the difference between what's right and wrong.” some people in the world would deny it. If he was one of those people it could have taken a lot of courage to accept that it’s true.

The glass is fragile, representing the narrator’s vulnerability to the cycle of failure just like any other Spokane Native. When the glass falls, it is expected to break, similar to the cup that Adrian threw. However, when the glass falls, the thick shag carpet prevents it from shattering. James, who is symbolized by the thick shag carpet, motivates the narrator to stop drinking alcohol to become a proper fatherly figure. James is able to prevent the narrator from entering the cycle of failure that many Native Americans face. In this way, James saves his father by stimulating the discontinuation of his alcoholism. The narrator elevates himself as a glass and uses his imagination to compare his situation. By doing that, he is able to self-empower himself and leave his alcoholic habits. He is also able to escape the cycle of failure that many Native Americans fall into on the reservation due to drinking. Therefore, Alexie demonstrates the theme that imagination is needed in order to flee the cycle of

Sookan changes and becomes so much more independent, she gains a lot of confidence in herself. When a problem comes most of the time she knows what she has to do. "I wanted to follow him home and wash up, and eat, and rest for the night." (Choi 156). Sookan could have just followed the old man home and eat and clean herself, but she knew what was best for Inchun and her. She made a brave and bold decision by herself.

Sookan has changed in many ways throughout the book in the beginning of the war when she was happy and curious, then when grampa died and being sad, then being happy when the war ended. The first event was at the beginning of the book when the war is starting and things haven't serious yet. It has changed sookan because instead of being really sad in the beginning of the book sookan makes the book feel happy. A quote to support this is "My favorite parts of the lesson were reading acient Chinese poetry" (Choi 5). The second event is when Sookan's grampa dies and the whole family is very sad. It changed sookan because she learned the horrors of war and what it will do to you so she became more conscious about her surroundings. The quote was

for this one page essay. I feel throughout the story all of the characters change in a good & bad way.

In the book year of impossible goodbyes sookan changes from someone who relies on her mother and adults and becomes a nuna someone who Inchon relies on. These three moments show that from containing anger or excitement, staying calm in a time of death, or leaving mother behind. The children our so excited to see grandfather and comfort him that they want to see him so much. And they want to comfort him in this rough time for him. "I had to contain my anger as we rushed into grandfathers room(choi33)." This is showing Sookan is maturing and becoming more grown. She isn't just running in there and annoying grandfather she is comforting and having some south control. Sookun knows mother has a good chance of dying but she still stays as

Sookan changes in many ways throughout the book year of impossible goodbyes when faced with the following situations. When the Imperial police are punishing grandfather for writing in Chinese, When the boy in the school rebels and gets taken away, Sookan and Inchon are separated from mother and are faced with starvation and being caught.

In the memoir "Year of Impossible Goodbyes" The main character Sookan changes drastically throughout the story. She changes from Blinded/Unknowing to Informed and finally to Knowing. In the beginning chapters, Sookan is rather blinded from the outside world by her mother. Her mom was able to protect her from going to Japanese school and barely allowed her to exit the house. "We are going to have a special surprise celebration for Haiwon's sixteenth birthday!"(Choi 20) This quote shows truly how blind Sookan is from the war, she is excited for a party while a grueling war is destroying thousands of innocent souls. In the next parts of the story, Sookan begins to finally open up her eyes and truly notices the horrors of the war. She never really

In the Years of Impossible Goodbyes Sookan changed and adapted to three difficult situations: when Sookan learned her family's history with the Japanese, when Sookan watched her grandfather died, when she had to take care of Inchun across the thirty-eighth parallel. Sookan was anxious to learn the family's history and what happened to the rest of her family. When Sookan’s mother toiled the truth she let peace and quiet come in her heart. The next day she explained the peace she wanted in her life, “Inchun was drawing a picture of a Buddhist temple tucked away in the mountains. I joined him and drew flowers” (Choi 42).They both wanted peace in the word and in their lives know they know there is such thing. In the drowning they drew a monk giving

In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison the character Sethe is faced with the traumatic experience of having to return to slavery at Sweet Home, in order to save her children she attempts to kill them. She succeeds in killing one by cutting the infant’s throat with a hacksaw. This “rough choice” revolves around the novel on whether or not, the choice was right or wrong. Sethe’s tough choice between the right or wrong in the murder of her child is right and was necessary for her to insure the safety of her children, to express her motherly love, and to become a strong figure in her children's lives.