Staying Alive and Surviving the Khmer Rouge: The Important Emotion of Determination in First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
This study will define the important role of determination in the survival skills of a young Cambodian girl in the book First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. This book defines the horrific experiences of a girl named Loung Ung in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge took control of the government in the mid-1970s. Ung (2006) describes the determination that was needed to survive under the leadership of Pol Pot, which involved eating dead animals to avoid starvation. This emotion explains why Ung was able to survive by seeing positive opportunities to live throughout this dangerous time in her life. Ung (2006) is also capable of enduring abuse by other children in the Khmer Rouge camps, which is part of he determination not to attract too much attention to herself in order to survive. In essence, this study will define the important role of determination in the survival skills of Loung Ung in First They Killed My Father. Loung Ung’s (2006) story is based on her own …show more content…
Ung’s (2006) experiences under the Khmer Rouge define the grim determination to find ways in which to survive that included fighting other children for the right to eat dead animals in the street. More so, Ung is detained in a Khmer Rouge child-soldier camp, which forces her to survive by not allowing herself to become involved in conflicts with other racist children. In this way, Ung (2006) is able to survive through her emotional determination to remain positive during an extremely dangerous time of her life. This positive behavior defines the importance of determination as an emotional strategy to survive the war crimes of the Khmer Rouge through Ung’s (2006) memory of the Pol Pot regime in First They Killed My
This study will define the important role of determination in the survival skills of a young Cambodian girl in the book First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. This book defines the horrific experiences of a girl named Loung Ung in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge took control of the government in the mid-1970s. Ung (2006) describes the determination that was needed to survive under the leadership of Pol Pot, which involved eating dead animals to avoid starvation. This emotion explains why Ung was able to survive by seeing positive opportunities to live throughout this dangerous time in her life. Ung (2006) is also capable of enduring abuse by other children in the Khmer Rouge camps, which is part of he determination not to attract too much attention to herself in order to survive. In essence, this study will define the important role of determination in the survival skills of Loung Ung in First They Killed My Father. Loung Ung’s (2006) story is based on her own …show more content…
Ung’s (2006) experiences under the Khmer Rouge define the grim determination to find ways in which to survive that included fighting other children for the right to eat dead animals in the street. More so, Ung is detained in a Khmer Rouge child-soldier camp, which forces her to survive by not allowing herself to become involved in conflicts with other racist children. In this way, Ung (2006) is able to survive through her emotional determination to remain positive during an extremely dangerous time of her life. This positive behavior defines the importance of determination as an emotional strategy to survive the war crimes of the Khmer Rouge through Ung’s (2006) memory of the Pol Pot regime in First They Killed My