Crying in H Mart Lesson Plan

Discuss the significance of food for Zauner and her family. What role does food play in your family?

Zauner immediately explores the connection between food, family, and, as a result of her mother's death, grief. Korean food was always a central part of her family's daily life - what they looked forward to, how they expressed love, how her mother passed down her cultural identity, and so on. For this reason, standing in H Mart - a concentrated source of all of these things - is an emotional catalyst for Zauner as she processes her mother's death. Students may share the ways in which food plays a role in their family's lives, including but not limited to how it relates...