June Park is the wife of Walter Park, who was shot in the head during the 1992 Los Angeles riots and forced to undergo a partial lobotomy. Mrs. Park cries during her interview as she describes visiting her husband in the hospital every day. Her pain makes her a sympathetic character, and it complicates the audience’s view of the riots. While the play shows how systemic oppression and police brutality incited and, arguably, justified the riots, it also shows how the riots harmed innocent people.
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June Park Character Timeline in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The timeline below shows where the character June Park appears in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Kinda Lonely
...new, modern home in Fullerton. Walter Park was shot through the eye during the riots. June, his wife, sits next to him, dressed elegantly. Chris Oh, June’s son and Walter’s stepson,...
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...he was released from the hospital. Park wondered about that. He went home and told June about his plans. She said nothing in response, which is typical of her. Park pauses...
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And in My Heart for Him
Smith interviews June Park, Walter Park’s husband. June cries as she talks about Walter, who came to the...
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