Lucky Child By Loung Ung Sparknotes

An estimated 150,000 people fled to the United States from Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge genocide, according to pbs.org. Loung Ung, her brother Meng, and her sister-in-law, Eang, were among those people. In the memoir Lucky Child by Loung Ung, Loung is a young girl who had just moved to America. She survived a major war in Cambodia against the Khmer Rouge, but lost her mother, father, and 2 siblings. She soon fled to the United States but unfortunately had to leave her sister, Chou, behind. This book is about Loung and Chou’s struggles and changes throughout their journey to different places. Loung overcame the obstacles of leaving family, fitting in, and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) in her life, which demonstrates the importance of

The feeling of being hungry reminds her of the time she starved in the Khmer Rouge work camps in Cambodia and what she used to eat when she was hungry. Loung says, “My stomach reminds me of what I learned from the Khmer Rouge. Hunger only means one thing: Death” (45). She gets anxious when she is hungry and gets scared of the feeling because it reminds her of being starved in Cambodia. However, even though Loung had a hard time adjusting to America, she overcame this challenge by realizing that her family can help her with her PTSD. By having a family to embrace, she became more confident and overcame her PTSD. In conclusion, Loung has overcome many challenges throughout her life. She had to leave her family behind in Cambodia and thought about them often. She tried so hard to fit into a new school and community, and also experiences PTSD, which reminds her of her old life back in Cambodia when the war occurred. Throughout her whole journey of fighting her challenges, she realized that she cannot overcome them alone. Having a family and culture to fall back on can help her and many other people deal with these challenges. Overcoming challenges is