The Importance Of Kwang's Pay

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Starting on page 132, Henry explains how it is to work for Kwang’s campaign. From the following passages, Kwang has leadership qualities, is very generous with his money (volunteer wages and dollar slogans), and is a family man. Kwang has taken an interest in Henry, and Henry starts to see a glimpse of Kwang’s bad side. For example, Henry says “I began to see the whip of his temper” and witnessed Kwang yelling at wife. But Kwang treats him with warmth and states “to him I was someone he ought to look out for.”
On chapter nine, Kwang gives a speech at the local church. In his oratation he mentions the people would have died, Korean history, and addresses the issues between the races. When Kwang was finishing his last statements, an explosion

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