61 pages • 2 hours read
Richard E. KimLost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1970A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
What role does Han play in Lost Names? Is Kim able to avoid this sentiment, or are there instances of the novel that he gives in to it?
Examine the generational conflict in Lost Names, especially as Mr. Kim depicts them in “In the Making of History—Together.” Is Mr. Kim’s assessment correct? Is it fair to his and his father’s generations?
In school, Kim receives terrible treatment from the Japanese teachers. Examine instances of cruelty from the Japanese colonists. What does this reveal about the nature of colonial occupation?
