Dr. Scanlon asked in class today if there is a word or theme that connects all the stories in Once the Shore. I think my word would be “displacement.” The stories feature physical displacements (such as the Japanese characters who
So That They Do Not Hear Us Theory
This might sound crazy, but I thought the chapter was leading up to the revelation that Sinaru’s parents, probably his dad, caused his accident/injury, not a shark attack. I thought maybe something happened while they were at sea–which would explain
An unsettling thought about Faces to the Fire
Briefly, we talked in class on Friday about Kori saying his mother was “a good woman”, and the varying things that could mean – is Sojin wrong about how he killed her? Does he regret doing so? Is he only
Haenyeo – Sea Women of Jeju
I was starting the short story “So That They Do Not Hear Us” earlier today and I realized that Ahrim’s profession as a “Sea Woman” or haenyeo was something I had read about a couple years ago. There were a
Piper’s Reading Questions for October 18th
Hello! I hope everyone is having a fantastic break. I decided to get ahead on these reading questions, so keep in mind that these are for Friday’s reading. Anyways, below are my reading questions. In “Faces to the Fire”, Sojin