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Sookan changes in many ways throughout the book of Year of Impossible Goodbyes when faced with the following situations. The first situation was when grandfather had died and everyone was at a loss, Sookan had no idea how to feel or what to do. Another moment Sookan rounded rocks and glass instead of sharpening like what is expected. The final moment was when Sookan and Inchun were on their way to the south, but mother had been taken away by the Russians. Like said Grandfather had died and mother was being absent. Sookan had no idea what to do. If Mother had not helped soon the sock girls were gonna be taken away. Sookan was clueless she didn 't know why the sock girls were going to be taken away or what they were going to be doing.