Banned Book Club: Chapters 5–10

by Kim Hyun Sook
In this memoir, told in graphic form and co-written by Ryan Estrada, Kim Hyun Sook recounts her years as a student activist in South Korea.

Here are links to our lists for the memoir: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–10
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  1. communist
    relating to socialism that abolishes private ownership
    You can't just get The Communist Manifesto at a bookstore!
  2. manifesto
    a public declaration of intentions
    You can't just get The Communist Manifesto at a bookstore!
  3. domain
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
    The school newspaper is my domain!
  4. censor
    a person authorized to suppress unacceptable material
    I'm the editor-in-chief, but our official police censor Yungho, has the final say.
  5. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
    Two Treatises of Government by John Locke
  6. capitalist
    of an economic system based on private ownership
    I'm anti- capitalist! I'm not gonna pay extra just for a logo.
  7. suppression
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
    In defiance of the armed suppression by the enemy, the youth, students and intellectuals in South Korea fought heroically...
  8. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    ...but only when all the patriotic forces—the workers, peasants, youth, students, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, traders, etc.—are united as one can the South Korean people attain real freedom and liberation and win complete victory of democracy.
  9. hierarchy
    organization of different ranks in an administrative body
    The cops think there's some pyramid hierarchy and everything we do is filtered down by spies or something, but it's really a circle.
  10. yonder
    distant but within sight
    But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
  11. slander
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
    They arrested him. Slandered him.
  12. ration
    the food allowance for one day
    So he's been starving on his commie rations.
  13. prude
    a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
    Because Hawthorne's whole point here was to compare modern society's regulations with the prudishness of the Puritans.
  14. puritan
    someone who adheres to strict religious principles
    Because Hawthorne's whole point here was to compare modern society's regulations with the prudishness of the Puritans.
  15. interrogate
    pose a series of questions to
    That kid Jae Young was with him. At first I thought he was being interrogated, but I think he—
  16. infiltrate
    enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
    Do you know of any North Korean spies who have infiltrated...any of...the groups...that...
  17. compost
    a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure
    It will ruin the compost.
  18. complicit
    associated with or involved in some crime or wrongdoing
    Innocent Student Park Jihoo Arrested and Beaten by Corrupt Officers
    School Complicit
  19. dystopian
    of an imaginary place where life is extremely bad
    Funny how if you were reading his dystopian sci-fi novel with a minor subplot about fascists ruling Korea, you'd be taken to jail.
  20. fascist
    an adherent of right-wing authoritarian views
    Funny how if you were reading his dystopian sci-fi novel with a minor subplot about fascists ruling Korea, you'd be taken to jail.
  21. rally
    gather or bring together
    It's time to rally everyone.
  22. idolize
    love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess
    I got a job as a clerk for Noh Moo-Hyun and Moon Jae-In, the lawyers I'd idolized since the Burim book case, and together we defended the innocent!
  23. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
    There was once a woman. A descendant of the very same yangban that began Korea's authoritarian rule.
  24. bourgeois
    a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
    Wow, so you're the bourgeois now?
  25. impeach
    bring an accusation against
    I'll campaign for you! I've got to make up for working so hard to get our first woman president impeached!
Created on Tue Dec 22 09:33:40 EST 2020 (updated Tue Dec 22 11:02:40 EST 2020)

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