Lillian Xu
English II
Mrs Guarino
Nov 6th, 2015
Sookan's Future
Sookan is a girl from Korea who studies aboard in America. She went to a Catholic School that was closed to New York, and during this period, she made lots of friends. She finally figured out how close minded and traditional Korea compared to the America from the daily conversation with her friends, from what she felt from the environment, and from what she saw everyday. She found a huge gap between her family and she, because these two culture are so different and some of her family members wouldn't understand her. But I assume that things would turn out to be better; fortunately, Sookan is mentally strong and she handles everything she is facing in the future.
In my imagination, Sookan will eventually adapt the American culture even though her sister wants her to be a traditional Korean. Her roommate Ellen is an American, and they become very good friends when they first meet each other, even though their culture difference is huge. The different cultures make them think in different ways. Americans wants to be unique and everyone can express themselves, but Sookan, as a Korean girl, just wants to incorporate into their culture. In the future, when she get her college degree, she would choose to stay in America to continue to pursue her education. In her mind, education is as important as her family, even though in Korean culture the family and the elders have the highest position in the daily life. Sookan refuses to listen to her sister, Theresa’s opinions for her to stay in Korean and to be a nun, because after she adapts the American culture and thinking, she chooses to do what she think it's right for her to do. Marci and Ellen are both the important characters in this story, but in my opinion, Sookan might want to live with Marci at the school more, because Marci’s personality is similar to Sookan, which is hard working, humble and quiet. But Ellen's character are more close to the American culture, open, talkative and free, which are totally opposite from Sookan. These features does not fit Sookan as how Marci's does, because Sookan just wants to finish her studying and stay quiet That is why Sookan does not want to go to the mixer and make friends there. Sookan is absolutely missing her family in Korea, but she would not go back to Korea in a short period of time, because I think that she may want to stay and get a job to supply her family. Her sister Theresa will be very angry at her, because Sookan was obeying everything that she said when she was in the America; but when she starts studying in America, she begins to be rebellious. Her sister has the desire to control how Sookan thinks and what she is doing. And for Sookan, her family is the most important thing in her whole life, especially her mom. She would treat her mom very well because she really likes her.
For Sookan, she will have a long way to go. it must has the long distance, she might be struggling a little, but I believe that she will overcome all the problems. Her family would support her on her way, and her friends would also support her. I assume that in the end of the story, we will see Sookan achieved her dream and she may find the way to adapt both American and Korean cultures.
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