The Character of Soka in Children of the River :: Children of the River

In stories of any genre, characters may change dramatic whollyy. This holds true for many characters in Children of the River, a story that tells the true reputation of change. The most prominent change is seeming(a) in the character of Soka. Her character begins as actually disobedient and stern and changes to that of a caring person. This essay will explore the true nature of Sokas behavior. At the beginning of Children of the River, the story unfolds in Cambodia. Soka has given get to a baby (who dies later on). A warring faction, named the Khmer Rouge pick out begun to attack the city where the family, and self live. She becomes stubborn, unwilling to leave her home, since she becomes weak. Her stubbornness some costs her familys lives. This also leads to a conflict with her husband. Stubbornness canister become a very distracting trait in people, as is Soka. in time this trait will become less prominent later on during the story. In the middle of the novel, Soka chan ges in one case again somewhat, from being very stubborn to very strict. She images her strictness mostly towards her teenager niece, Sundara. It is sometimes uncertain of her behaviour. She believes very highly of her cultures customs and beliefs. She thinks the Cambodian way is the single way. Her beliefs get very annoying sometimes, especially towards her niece. These patterns of behaviour distances Sundara from her aunt, spell her subtractially rebellious side towards her family. Sokas trait keeps the story weave together, and adds a thorny edge to it as well. But this trait changes once again. The last part of this story is essential to Sokas last change. She starts to show sympathy towards Sundaras needs. Albeit, slowly. This change is the most prominent passim the entire story. What mostly surprises the reader is that of Sokas allow of Sundaras perceive her friend Jonathan. What first sets this chain of reaction off is Sokas allowance of Sundara to help Jonathans fath er, Dr. McKinnon with her language due to a medical fate needed in Cambodia. I believe this is the most exciting part of the story. This change in Soka takes away some of the distance from Sundara because of her second change. This is a much needed change in Sokas personality. In conclusion, all of these changes in Sokas personality change the story in their have unique way.