Across
- 2. tries to convince the main character that wealth and status are far more valuable than being yourself.
- 4. the central character of a film that focuses on values, beliefs, and personal identity.
- 6. the central part of identity explored in this film (hint: it is not cultural).
- 10. the key setting of the memoir that represents nostalgia, memory, and the desire to find pieces of Zauner's lost culture.
- 11. are small groups that are formed out of larger groups, for example a larger group might be people who enjoy music while this word represents the portion who really love BlackPink.
- 12. the first "wish" the main character accidentally makes in the film.
- 13. One character was willing to give up, or ___________, his own freedom to ensure that his friend would not be harmed.
- 16. the one thing Long once held in ancient times that made him feel as though everyone belonged to him.
- 17. a time that no longer exists but we yearn for, Zauner express this feeling when thinking back of happier times with her mother.
- 18. The one thing the main character did not intend to wish for, but almost used his final wish for when he felt inadequate and inferior after his talk with his crush.
- 19. The city where the film is set.
Down
- 1. a place that represents the coming together of individuals across many cultural backgrounds to find a sense of home and belonging as they eat authentic foods.
- 3. the feeling we get when we are overcome with sadness, something Zauner explores extensively in her writing.
- 5. when more than one generation is being talked about - one of the important themes in the story is the complexities of having relationships across generations.
- 7. another symbol that is used throughout the story as a tool to connect the author to her Korean identity.
- 8. the central part of identity explored in this memoir (hint: it is not social).
- 9. this author wrote a memoir about culural identity and grief.
- 13. the third type of identity is a secondary part of the film, explored through the relationships the main character has with others and how these relationships impact him.
- 14. a key symbol of the memoir and becomes the motif.
- 15. A character in the film who is uprooted to a new community and expected to assimilate easily.
