Question

According to paragraphs 8-10 how did the events surrounding Chang-bo’s experience with the state security agents begin to change his wife’s ideas about the government? Highlight specific evidence from the text and make annotations to support any inferences you make.

Chang-bo’s experience changed his wife’s ideas about the government because _______. This means _____________. For example, “ ______________________________”

8. When he returned home, he got a tongue-lashing from his wife that was almost harsher than the interrogation. It was the worst fight of their marriage. For Mrs. Song, it was not merely that her husband had been disrespectful of the government; for the first time in her life, she felt the stirrings of fear. Her conduct had always been so impeccable and her devotion so genuine that it never occurred to her that she might be vulnerable.

9. “Why did you say such nonsense when there were neighbors in the apartment? Didn’t you realize you could have jeopardized everything we have?” she railed at him.

10. In fact, they both realized how lucky they were. If not for Chang-bo’s excellent class background and his party membership, he would not have been let off so lightly. It helped, too, that Mrs. Song had at various times been head of the inminban in the building and commanded some respect from the state security officers. Chang-bo’s offhand remark was precisely the kind of thing that could result in deportation to a prison camp in the mountains if the offender didn’t have a solid position in the community. They had heard of a man who cracked a joke about Kim Jong-iI’s height and was sent away for life. Mrs. Song personally knew a woman from her factory who was taken away for something she wrote in her diary. At the time, Mrs. Song hadn’t felt any pity for the woman. “The traitor probably deserved what she got,” she’d said to herself. Now she felt embarrassed for having thought such a thing.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Question: According to paragraphs 8-10, how did the events surrounding Chang-bo’s experience with the state security agents begin to change his wife’s ideas about the government? Highlight specific evidence from the text and make annotations to support any inferences you make.

Chang-bo’s experience changed his wife’s ideas about the government because of how close he was to deportation. This means that because Chang-bo was lucky and got away with taking things lightly for once, his wife showed her fearful and vulnerable side now that they had to watch out for everything they said. For example, “for the first time in her life, she felt the stirrings of fear. Her conduct had always been so impeccable and her devotion so genuine that it never occurred to her that she might be vulnerable. “Why did you say such nonsense when there were neighbors in the apartment? Didn’t you realize you could have jeopardized everything we have?” she railed at him." This proves that because of Chang-bo's carelessness, she felt even more fearful, and let that part of her slip.