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Yoo is the pastor of the Hanguk Presbyterian Church in Osaka, where Isak works as associate pastor. He is an older man suffering from glaucoma. A childless widower, he has raised Hu as a son. He reluctantly permits his congregation to participate in mandatory Shinto ceremonies even though he believes the ceremonies are idolatrous. He is imprisoned when Hu defies the Emperor during one ceremony, and he dies in jail a couple of years later.
Pastor Yoo Quotes in Pachinko
The Pachinko quotes below are all either spoken by Pastor Yoo or refer to Pastor Yoo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 2, Chapter 1
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“The police arrested them this morning—when everyone went to the Shinto shrine to bow, one of the village leaders noticed Hu mouthing the words of the Lord’s Prayer when they were supposed to be pledging allegiance to the Emperor. The police officer who was supervising questioned Hu, and Hu told him that this ceremony was idol worshipping and he wouldn’t do it anymore. Pastor Yoo tried to tell the police that the boy was misinformed, and that lie didn’t mean anything by it, but Hu refused to agree with Pastor Yoo. Pastor Baek tried to explain, too, but Hu said he was willing to walk into the furnace. Just like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! Do you know that story?”
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Pastor Yoo Quotes in Pachinko
The Pachinko quotes below are all either spoken by Pastor Yoo or refer to Pastor Yoo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 2, Chapter 1
Quotes
“The police arrested them this morning—when everyone went to the Shinto shrine to bow, one of the village leaders noticed Hu mouthing the words of the Lord’s Prayer when they were supposed to be pledging allegiance to the Emperor. The police officer who was supervising questioned Hu, and Hu told him that this ceremony was idol worshipping and he wouldn’t do it anymore. Pastor Yoo tried to tell the police that the boy was misinformed, and that lie didn’t mean anything by it, but Hu refused to agree with Pastor Yoo. Pastor Baek tried to explain, too, but Hu said he was willing to walk into the furnace. Just like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! Do you know that story?”
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