Uncle Jung-gil’s wife. Like Uncle Jung-gil, Aunt Sang-hee welcomes Hyeonseo with opens arms after she defects from North Korea and comes to Shenyang, China. Sang-hee is kind, and she helps Hyeonseo adjust to living in China. She introduces Hyeonseo to Geun-soo, whose mother, Mrs. Jang, Sang-hee knows from her Korean-Chinese social circle. Sang-hee is upset when Hyeonseo runs away and refuses to marry Geun-soo, but she soon forgives her, and even lends her ID card to Hyeonseo for Mother to use after she defects from North Korea at the end of the book. Aunt Sang-hee reflects the importance of family in Korean culture. She hasn’t seen Hyeonseo or her parents in years, but she opens up her home to Hyeonseo anyway, even though she risks being punished for helping a North Korean defector.
Aunt Sang-hee Quotes in The Girl with Seven Names
The The Girl with Seven Names quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Sang-hee or refer to Aunt Sang-hee . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 20
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My uncle and aunt made me feel instantly welcome. I was family - it made no difference to them that they had not seen me in years.
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Aunt Sang-hee Quotes in The Girl with Seven Names
The The Girl with Seven Names quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Sang-hee or refer to Aunt Sang-hee . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 20
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My uncle and aunt made me feel instantly welcome. I was family - it made no difference to them that they had not seen me in years.
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