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A Brief Summary Of The Dragon Through The Eyes Of Keoko

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In 1940, general life was a struggle for many kids. The Japanese were invading Korea, forcing people to convert to their culture, lifestyle and also taking everyone’s rights. For Sun-hee and Tae-yul, they were both part of those people. Even though people aren’t able to go to school and are instead forced to fight in the war, both Sun-hee and Tae-yul are fighting to keep themselves who they are. Characters had changed a lot. For example, Tomo has a different point of view about the other kids handling the dragon than with Keoko. On page 48, Tomo showed the dragon to Keoko and everybody else, however when the book stated that Tomo let Keoko hold the dragon it also said “‘Hey!’ one of the boys protested. ‘You wouldn’t let any of us even touch it’”, a few paragraphs later, inferring that Tomo trusts Keoko over everyone else. To prove it, the book also stated on page 48 “`Tomo looked at him with disdain. ‘You might be too rough with it. Keoko will be careful.’” which shows …show more content…

If this didn’t happen, then the whole book wouldn’t have anything to talk about. According to the article “Japan’s years as harsh ruler deeply embittered koreans”, “After Japan formally annexed Korea 74 years ago, it went on to ban the use of the Korean language, force Koreans to adopt Japanese names and compel school children to do obeisance at Shinto shrines.” This proves the point that the Japanese had been forcing their lifestyle, culture, language, etc. Next, in the same article, “Under Japanese rule, freedom of speech was nonexistent, human rights were taken away and farmland was confiscated under various pretexts. Serious food shortages resulted for the Koreans as the occupiers shipped the nation's rice crop to meet Japan's food needs.” This just goes to prove my point more as the Japanese had been invading Korea rapidly and taking away freedom of speech, rights and

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