The Girl with Seven Names
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Introduction Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Oppression, Human Rights, and North Korea Identity and Nationality Family Kindness
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Characters
All Characters Hyeonseo Lee Mother Father Uncle Jung-gil Dick Stolp Min-ho Soo-jin Kim Il-sung/The Great Leader Mr. Ahn Grandmother Kim Aunt Sang-hee Aunt Old Kim Jong-il/The Dear Leader Miss Ma Brian Ok-hee Mrs. Ahn Geun-soo Ri Chang-ho Kim Jong-un Uncle Opium Aunt Pretty Uncle Poor Uncle Cinema The Man from Pyongyang Mrs. Jang
Terms
All Terms Banjang Bowibu Songbun
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The Girl with Seven Names

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Hyeonseo Lee

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The Portraits

When Hyeonseo’s family moves to the military base in Anju, the banjang presents them with two painted portraits of the Great Leaders, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. The portraits symbolize the power and…

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