Loung Ung

any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty" by John F. Kennedy. This quote illustrates how no matter the circumstance survival will be present. This relates to Loung because this is her first instinct on everything that occurs in her life. First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung is about a young girl named Loung and her family. The family is forced to leave the city of Phenom Pen in Cambodia during the 1950s. The Khmer Rounge come in and take over; their lives become hard and dangerous;

million people. Loung Ung was alive during the time when the Khmer Rouge invaded Cambodia, causing the “Killing Fields” which was a mass genocide of smart and rich Cambodians. Loung’s family was part of the targeted groups, and her family endured unimaginable suffering, which led her older brother Meng to flee the country, immigrate, and seek refuge in America to save his family. Loung in her life overcomes the obstacles of dealing with her Cambodian

struggles and hardships she faced under Pol Pot. Ung shows her love for her home at the very beginning of the memoir. The very first page of the memoir includes a vivid description of the city of Phnom Penh. She loves the bustling, busy environment, fantastic celebrations and the delicious street food. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers force families out of Phnom Penh and promises them they’ll be able to come back in

is the story of a Loung a young girl who goes through a series of traumatic experiences. It starts off as Loung introduces herself and her family. The reader learns her daily life. How everyday her mother and herself go to the market where they pick out the fresh foods for their dinner that day. Every night, when her father returns, they sit out on the balcony and have long conversations. One day when Loung comes home her entire family is frantically packing their belongings. Loung is confused. Ma

The critics stated that Loung perpetuate racial tension in her book but the critics was wrong. From their argument, They stated that “Ung wants to distant herself from everything Khmer, but she should not have cashed in a subtitle “A Daughter of Cambodia Remember” and mislead the public into buying a book many assumed would be written from a Cambodian perspective”(Lay). The critics is like stating that she is not Cambodian but she is Cambodian who have a half Cambodian mother and a Cambodian father

In A Thousand Splendid Suns and First They Killed My Father, we find the three female characters of Laila and Mariam, and Loung, respectively, in harrowing and dangerous political atmospheres. Both of the political atmospheres described in these two books expose these characters to harsh realities of war, abuse, starvation, and oppression; these characters must also come to terms with a rising body count around them. From Mariam’s perspective, we hear that “there was looting, murder, and, increasingly

following in Cambodia, and for this reason, the Khmer Rouge sought to replace it. The Angkar, the name ascribed to the state by the Khmer Rouge, banned the practice of religion to extend its power through the loyalty of its subjects. According to Loung Ung's brother Kim in her memoir, "the Angkar do not want people worshipping any gods or goddesses that might take away devotion to the Angkar. To ensure that this rule is enforced, the soldiers destroyed Buddhist temples and worshipping sights throughout

to reading a novel is useful because it makes one’s understanding of the story more clear. For example, before I began the novel First They Killed My Father, by Loung Ung, I conducted an analysis of the Cambodian Civil War and did research about the author as well. Throughout the multiple sources I read about the Cambodian War and Loung Ung, I discovered background information about the war and the author’s family. This prevented me from developing questions about the less significant details of the

They Killed My Father is the story from the perspective of a five year old girl, Loung Ung, and how her life was changed by the Khmer Rouge. Her and her family were forced out of their home, and into labor camps where they were to work for food in order to survive. They relied on each other, and pushed through the Hell that they were unfortunately placed into. In the memoir, First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung, the author demonstrates how the Khmer Rouge use the techniques of confiscation, dress

Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back when faced with a trying situation. In the memoir First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung, Loung narrates to us the story of her childhood under the violent reign of the Khmer Rouge. Throughout the memoir, there are many circumstances in which Lound demonstrates incredible resilience through her unwavering determination and persistence. These traits are also evident in my best friend and fellow teammate, Kerry. Every night at swim practice, without