The major part of the book is about the way this young girl, her sister and her mother escaped death while running away from the Korean communist army. Their hometown located in Northern Korea, when the invasion began, they had to leave and try to go to a safer place. They took few of their belongings, a little money, and some provisions. Throughout their journey, we see how they struggled to escape diseases, death, and rape. Korean Communists are shown as pitiless, violent, and immoral men. They kill everybody on their path and tre

at people as things. So we witness North Koreans trying to flee to Southern Korea. Considering the poverty of Northern Koreans, we learn that it was very hard and dangerous to go pretty much anywhere. Some made it to the next city but died afterwards or were found and killed by soldiers. The goal of almost all non-communists Koreans was to get in the army or leave their home. The plan of the Kawashimas was to go south and then find a way to go to Japan. Across the sea lived some of their grandparents with whom they would live. During the trip to the South, the family had almost nothing to eat, nothing to drink and nowhere to sleep. We see how poor the country is throughout the young girl's point of view. She didn't realize it when she was there, but now, as a writer, she is ashamed of what her country became during that was. The two girls learn quickly to act like adults and to develop autonomy, which is very important in these situations. We c

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Approximate Word count = 639
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)