“Japan shall fall... my finger nails may fall off, my nose and ears cut off, my hands and legs broken. I can bear the pain. But the pain of losing my country, I cannot bear. That I only have one life to give for my country, it is my only sadness.”
~Yu Gwan Sun, 1920 October 12 at Seodaemoun Prison
Korea ranks the 2nd worldwide in the production of semiconductors, the 5th worldwide in the automotive industry, the13th worldwide in biotechnology, and the 5th worldwide in robotic technology. As you can see, the change and development of Korea is really fast. But underneath the brilliant look, there is bitter pain. The pain of losing control of your own country, can’t be judged unless it has been experienced. There was a teenager girl who died at 19 years of age by receiving harsh beating and torture. Her name was Yu Gwan Sun, and she remained the most beautiful girl in Korean history. The freedom was the value that she gained.
The Japanese colonization of Korea impacted Yu Gwan Sun’s childhood creating a need for freedom. On December 17, 1902, Yu Gwan Sun was born in Chungcheongnam-do, Cheonan. When she was about age 14, her uncle gave her a graduate present which was a book with the story about Joan of Arc. After she received the book, she started to dream about being like Joan of Arc and saving her country. When she was age 7, Japan started to colonize Korea. The Japanese soldier arrested independence activists and tortured them cruelly and violently. She was just a normal student before her father was beaten by Japanese loan shark Gomada, because he borrowed Gomada’s money to build school. Yu Gwan Sun’s father was a teacher and he always said “ we lost our country because we didn’t learn. Schools should take care of laying the hard learning power so that we can take back our country.” After her father’s sickness, she started to feel anger inside and wanted to learn and fought against Japanese and took her country back. On the first lunar day of March 1919 at 9:00 a.m in Awunae Market place, about 2,000 demonstrators cried out, “Long live Korean independence!!!” Of course the leader was Yu Gwan Sun. She protested for Korean identity. “Long live Korean independence!!!” the crowds increased faster until Japanese soldiers shoot the gun. During shooting, Yu Gwan Sun lost her parents. The sorrow was getting bigger and turned into anger. In that moment Yu Gwan Sun was arrested by Japanese soldiers with demonstrators. Even in the prison she cried out “long live Korean independence” which caused harsh beating and torture, because she refused to stop protesting.
Yu Gwan Sun was a brave young girl who wanted to be like Joan of Arc who fought for the freedom of her country. Joan of Arc was brave 17 years old girl who fought for her country’s freedom. Now day Korean historians compare Yu Gwan Sun as Joan of Arc, and there are facts that evidences are showing result of Theory of Parrallel’;. to born in different time period, but live same life.Joan of Arc was France farmer’s daughter and became national heroine of her country. She led France army to against English people. The first evidence is they both fought for their country’s independence and other main evidences are they died during protestation for countries.
Korea ranks the 2nd worldwide in the production of semiconductors, the 5th worldwide in the automotive industry, the13th worldwide in biotechnology, and the 5th worldwide in robotic technology. As you can see, the change and development of Korea is really fast. But underneath the brilliant look, there is bitter pain. The pain of losing control of your own country, can’t be judged unless it has been experienced. There was a teenager girl who died at 19 years of age by receiving harsh beating and torture. Her name was Yu Gwan Sun, and she remained the most beautiful girl in Korean history. The freedom was the value that she gained.
The Japanese colonization of Korea impacted Yu Gwan Sun’s childhood creating a need for freedom. On December 17, 1902, Yu Gwan Sun was born in Chungcheongnam-do, Cheonan. When she was about age 14, her uncle gave her a graduate present which was a book with the story about Joan of Arc. After she received the book, she started to dream about being like Joan of Arc and saving her country. When she was age 7, Japan started to colonize Korea. The Japanese soldier arrested independence activists and tortured them cruelly and violently. She was just a normal student before her father was beaten by Japanese loan shark Gomada, because he borrowed Gomada’s money to build school. Yu Gwan Sun’s father was a teacher and he always said “ we lost our country because we didn’t learn. Schools should take care of laying the hard learning power so that we can take back our country.” After her father’s sickness, she started to feel anger inside and wanted to learn and fought against Japanese and took her country back. On the first lunar day of March 1919 at 9:00 a.m in Awunae Market place, about 2,000 demonstrators cried out, “Long live Korean independence!!!” Of course the leader was Yu Gwan Sun. She protested for Korean identity. “Long live Korean independence!!!” the crowds increased faster until Japanese soldiers shoot the gun. During shooting, Yu Gwan Sun lost her parents. The sorrow was getting bigger and turned into anger. In that moment Yu Gwan Sun was arrested by Japanese soldiers with demonstrators. Even in the prison she cried out “long live Korean independence” which caused harsh beating and torture, because she refused to stop protesting.
Yu Gwan Sun was a brave young girl who wanted to be like Joan of Arc who fought for the freedom of her country. Joan of Arc was brave 17 years old girl who fought for her country’s freedom. Now day Korean historians compare Yu Gwan Sun as Joan of Arc, and there are facts that evidences are showing result of Theory of Parrallel’;. to born in different time period, but live same life.Joan of Arc was France farmer’s daughter and became national heroine of her country. She led France army to against English people. The first evidence is they both fought for their country’s independence and other main evidences are they died during protestation for countries.
Yu Gwan Sun fought for Korean independence and it did not end well for her.
On October 12 1920 the young teenager girl Yu Gwan Sun died in cold stone prison by cruel torturing. After she died, her family and Korean government wanted her body back, but the Japanese government refused to give body, so the Korean government tried to threaten Japanese government by saying ‘we’re going to suggest international public opinion about Yu Gwan Sun’s death’, because of that threat, Japanese government gave her body back. When Korean opened the box, Yu Gwan Sun was decapitated by cutting into seven pieces, which made me more angry. Japan should feel sham what they did and tried not to make that situation again.
To fight for freedom, Yu Gwan Sun protested for Korean identity,in 1945 Korea achieved independence from Japan. Once again everyone was yelling, “long live Korean independence” in everyone eyes were full of tear. The tear was exhilarating of freedom and relief to get their country back. Now days Korean people couldn’t forget how cruel Japanese was, and some people felt huge angers inside, but somehow we have to forgive them. We’re never going to forget what Japan did to us.Japan should feel sham what they did and try not to make that situation again. Yu Gwan Sun, she was a girl who wanted her country back from the people who killed her parents and friends, and Yu Gwan Sun’s dream was achieved. she’s a heroic of Korea, Yu Gwan Sun, she was a girl who wanted her country back from the people who killed her parents and friends, and Yu Gwan Sun’s dream was achieved. She’s a heroic of Korea.
On October 12 1920 the young teenager girl Yu Gwan Sun died in cold stone prison by cruel torturing. After she died, her family and Korean government wanted her body back, but the Japanese government refused to give body, so the Korean government tried to threaten Japanese government by saying ‘we’re going to suggest international public opinion about Yu Gwan Sun’s death’, because of that threat, Japanese government gave her body back. When Korean opened the box, Yu Gwan Sun was decapitated by cutting into seven pieces, which made me more angry. Japan should feel sham what they did and tried not to make that situation again.
To fight for freedom, Yu Gwan Sun protested for Korean identity,in 1945 Korea achieved independence from Japan. Once again everyone was yelling, “long live Korean independence” in everyone eyes were full of tear. The tear was exhilarating of freedom and relief to get their country back. Now days Korean people couldn’t forget how cruel Japanese was, and some people felt huge angers inside, but somehow we have to forgive them. We’re never going to forget what Japan did to us.Japan should feel sham what they did and try not to make that situation again. Yu Gwan Sun, she was a girl who wanted her country back from the people who killed her parents and friends, and Yu Gwan Sun’s dream was achieved. she’s a heroic of Korea, Yu Gwan Sun, she was a girl who wanted her country back from the people who killed her parents and friends, and Yu Gwan Sun’s dream was achieved. She’s a heroic of Korea.
