In the memoir year impossible goodbyes Sookan changes from someone who is scared and irresponsible and became someone who is adult like and responsible. This is shown in three moments, when she does not want to be Korean anymore ,when she claps for the Japanese dying , and when she stands up for her little brother. In this situation Sookan becomes irritated at the Japanese who distressed grandfather, and chopped down his tree. "But suddenly, I was sorry that I was born a Korean child. I wished that I were Japanese"(Sook Nyul Choi 30). This situation made Sookan loathe the Japanese, letting her develop more as a person. In the Japanese school a boy deeply insults the Japanese, resulting in making Sookan clap even if she knows she will get into
