First They Killed My Father

If someone experiences something as a child, it sticks with them forever. The story First They Killed My Father written by Loung Ung discusses her childhood life and how she had to deal with the Cambodian genocide.. As a young child who had to experience the war, Ung was faced with many challenges that impacted her chances of a normal childhood. When Ung was first faced with this new world she realized that she was being stripped away of everything, including her individuality. In the text Ung states, “I cannot take my eyes off of my dress…. My insides are tied up in knots, a scream claws its way up my throat but I push it all down.” (Ung 316) Given the fact that the dress was sentimental to Ung because her mom made it, showed that the Angkar