What role does Han play in Lost Names? Is Kim able to avoid this sentiment, or are there instances of the novel that he gives in to it?

Examine the generational conflict in Lost Names, especially as Mr. Kim depicts them in “In the Making of History—Together.” Is Mr. Kim’s assessment correct? Is it fair to his and his father’s generations?

In school, Kim receives terrible treatment from the Japanese teachers. Examine instances of cruelty from the Japanese colonists. What does this reveal about the nature of colonial occupation?