There’s quite a lot in here that makes me think of the Black Lives Matter protests and the seemingly continuous unveiling of crimes committed by police officers. The violence and attempts at censorship feel relevant even years later and across the world. Anyone protesting the government is arrested and tortured or killed. The end of World War II brings American occupation and even worse atrocities. An adult Young-sook attends one and watches a child trampled under a police horse and the angry crowd shot at. One of Young-sook’s early memories is attending a protest with her mother, and protests continue throughout the book, growing more dangerous.
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