Day 3

Crying in H Mart Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

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    What is the significance of Eunmi's game with the animals?

    There is a lot of symbolic meaning to Eunmi's game. Its purpose is to show what each person subconsciously cares about. Since Zauner chose to keep the monkey and got rid of the lion first, she apparently does not care about pride but does care about children. Students may explore the significance of this result - maybe it shows that Zauner cares about family more than anything else, despite her tumultuous relationship with her mother. But students should also remember that this is a memoir: perhaps more important than the symbolic significance is what this story means to Zauner, why she finds it important to...

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