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My Thoughts on Hansu

 I wanted to dive into Hansu as a character slightly deeper and share my thoughts on this character. When the professor that came to visit us told us her opinion on Hansu and shared how she actually loved him, I was confused and surprised. How could she love such a selfish and unforgiving character? I tried my best to put my initial thoughts aside and figure out why she loved him so much. As a character, he provides a lot of Sunja and her family, and does do unnecessarily kind things for them. When he finds her mother in Busan and brings her to the farm, that showed that he does somewhat care about Sunja. He also moved them to a safe haven when he knew they would be unsafe or even killed, and kept tabs on them for countless years, ensuring they were safe with little to no interference. However, it is hard for me to forget his true motivations and see past his personal life. When he first rejected Sunja, it was sort of like a slap in the face for her and it took me aback as well. He...

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