Every Falling Star report

Sunju Lee

Author

Born in North Korea, Sunju Lee escaped when he was 16. His book "Every Falling Star'' is the story of how he escaped North Korea.

Works

Sunju Lee's only book is Every Falling Star

Character traits

Traits

Sungju is naive, partially because he is only 10 in the book and partially from living a sheltered life. He is however, very book-smart and does well in school. Sungju is a kind boy. He takes care of his dog and genuinely cares about others.

Character Significance

Significance

The book "Every Falling Star'' is the autobiography of Sungju, so everything in the book is about him or involves him.

Interview

1. Me-"What went through your mind when you woke up and both of your parents had left?"

1. Sungju- "I was worried that something had possibly happened to them, but I was also scared because I was all by myself

2. Me- "How was your life in Pyongyang?'

2. Sungju- "It was nice. My family lived in a big apartment and we always had nice food because my father was in the military and I had a pet dog too.

3. Me- When did you start to figure out that you weren't on "vacation'' in the countryside?

3. Sungju- I started talking to some of my classmates in school and figured it out during my time in school.

exposition

exposition

We are introduced to the main character Sungju and his two parents. The family lives in a nice apartment in Pyongyang, North Korea, and the dad is a high-ranking military official. For a reason kept secert to Sunju, however, they have to leave and relocate to the countryside. Sungju's parents tell him they are ''taking a vacation''.

Rising Action

Now relocaed to the countryside, Sungju and his family get used to their new life. Their new house is much smaller and there is no AC or heater; the children at school are behiend in learning

While in school, Sungju and his classmates are forced to watch an execution. This is when he starts to realize that the life he knows may not be what it seems.

rising action

The Climax!!

climax

Due to a lack of food, Sungju's dad has to go to another town for a week to get food. Sungju's dad says he will be back in one week. On the fifth day, however, Sungju wakes up and his mom is not in the house. It is at this point in which Sungju realizes that both of his parents have left him. Sungju must now survive on his own...

Falling Action

falling action

With both parents gone, Sungju creates a street gang to survive with on the streets. Over the course of 3 years, the gang starts to fall apart and Sungju is back on his own.

Sungju creates a fake ID using one he finds on the ground on day and is able to sneak aboard an airplane to make his escape. He does not know where the plane is going to, however.

resolution

Colon

The steps to Sungju's escape plan were: make a fake passport, get through security, stay quiet during the flight, and exit the airport after the plane lands.

Semi-colon

Sungju got on the plane using a fake passport; he was unsure if it would work.