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Sook Grandfather In The Morning By Richard Choi
In the beginning of the book Sookan seems very timid and observative. She doesn't seem to know what to do most of the time, so she just keeps quiet. Sookan seems to observe the adults, especially, trying to make sense of what is going on. "I watched her at night as intently as I watched Grandfather in the morning" (Choi 17). You can see throughout the book how different she becomes from the quiet girl in the beginning. As the chapters go on Sookan starts to become more aware and attentive. She notices much more and she cares for others as if she is a mother. But once in a while she just acts like a kid because she is one, I could tell she is getting much more mature and understanding. "It was August 15, 1945, a day I would remember as if it

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