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Faces to the Fire
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Table of Contents
Character Analysis
Summary
Relationship between Characters
Themes
War
Island & Islanders
Fire
Ambiguity
Discussion Questions
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Characters: Sojin
Islander
Childhood- a shy girl
Her current job
A gift shop owner in the town
Her life
pleasureless, dull
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Kori
A childhood friend of Sojin
Childhood
- always alone
- a rumor about her mother
The island -` The mainland -` The island
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Summary
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Relationship b/w Characters
Sojin
Kori
Bond Johnny AppleseedAffection
Loneliness & Emptiness
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Theme: War
Sojin¡¯s Father
Fought in ¡°the war¡±
Awarded a medal
Dying lonely, insignificant¡°He was dead now, a few months having passed since his heart stopped just as he woke and attempted to flip the duvet away from his body.¡± (4)
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Theme: War
Kori¡¯s Mother
¡°Entertained¡± US soldiers¡°A group of young girls smiling shyly. Another girl bending o¡¦(»ý·«)
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2. Sojin saw a man who resembled the one who had come to her store, the one she couldn¡¯t understand. He sat beside a woman and their mouths moved. There were others, too, their faces familiar against the fire.(74)
Theme: Fire
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Theme: Fire
Faces (noun) to the fire
1. It changed with the fire. An entire neighborhood, in a matter of hours, gone. No more whores, one of her neighbors said, more concerned about the trees. They never found the body of Kori¡¯s mother. (64)
2. Sojin saw a man who resembled the one who had come to her store, the one she couldn¡¯t understand. He sat beside a woman and their mouths moved. There were others, too, their faces familiar against the fire.(74)
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Theme: Ambiguity
Kori¡¯s identity
- mixed-blood (His name)
- Real father(dead in the war)
Who really set the fire
Sojin¡¯s father disease
Is she waiting for him
Kori¡¯s affection/intention toward Sojin
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Discussion Questions
In the cave, Soji