Summary:
According to chapter 17, the summer vacation starts and Marci goes to Greece. Sookan goes to airport. Then, when she comes back to college, she got letters from her brothers, which tells about Father Lee's plan to visit her; and a letter from her mother with some useful advices that shows her concern and love about her. The letter has been written a month ago and she thinks if she is wrong by not contacting her family so long. Then, Father Lee visits Sookan and brings her the information of the death of her mother. He explained the reason that her mother doesn't want her to be sad or does bad on her works. So they hasn't tell anything in the letter. Then, Sookan cries in her room all day and feels regretful. She realizes her mother's love; also she thinks she's selfish by leaving her mother when her mother needs her.
Analysis:
Mother's death in chapter 17 is important because it's a big turning point for Sookan. From her mother's death, Sookan starts to grow up. She starts to understand more about her family members such as her sister. Also, she starts to plan for herself, which means she starts to live her own life without obeying the elders' order. Mother's idea of seeing problems and hardness as sand and turns it to pearl. And her thoughts is important to Sookan, it not only gives Sookan mentally support, but also make her a firm of studying in America and seek for dreams.
Questions:
Why Sookan's brother starts to write to Sookan?
What does her mother's death brings to Sookan?
From things the mother has done for Sookan, what kind of personality does she have?
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