He does find a wife – Yangjin, a beautiful young woman, and has a daughter they call Sunja, whom they shower with great love and affection. Their son, Hoonie, who is club-footed and cleft lip, is cultured and hardworking just like his parents, but the family fears he may not be able to find a wife due to his disabilities. ‘ Pachinko’ is introduced with the grandparents of Sunja residing in their Korean hometown, in a village called Yeongdo. Spoiler alert: Important details of the novel are revealed below
The two reconcile, with Noa promising to visit her from time to time, however, Noa kills himself shortly after their meeting. Devastated by the news, Noa drops out of college, travels to a distant land, marries and has kids, and refuses to be in touch with his family.Īfter years of searching, Hansu finds Noa and brings his mother Sunja to him. However, Noa soon discovers from a secret source that his real father is in fact Hansu, not Isak. Noa is extremely happy to be going to college and feels eternally grateful to Hansu for making that happen.
Hansu agrees to pay for everything but Sunja is adamant she doesn’t need his help and promises to pay back every penny spent. When Noa becomes ready for college, Sunja couldn’t afford it, so Noa asks Hansu, who he sees as an uncle, to help with his tuition. She gives birth to Noa, a son, who grows up hating being identified as Korean because of the unfair treatments apportioned to them. Isak moves Sunja and her child to Japan – out of the disgraceful and mocking neighborhood of her Korean hometown, but this is only the start of her hardship as she grapples with poverty and a new environment that is highly segregated of foreigners. Her saving grace comes when a Christian minister, Baek Isak, accepts to marry and adopt her child. However, the unfortunate happens as, during her adolescent age, Sunja meets, falls deeply in love, and becomes pregnant with Hansu, a wealthy fisherman and member of Japan’s organized crime group ‘ Yakuza.’ Hunsu refuses to marry her, and this results in shame and disgrace for Sunja and her family for being pregnant without a husband. Born to a disabled, poor fisherman, Hoonie, and his wife Yangjin, in the fishing village of Yeongdo, Sunja is pampered and treated with great love and affection and taught the values of family and the benefits of being Industrious. ‘ Pachinko’ narrates the story of Sunja, the central character connecting four generations of The Baek’s family. The book follows an emotional story of the Baek family – through to the fourth generation, and their migration from their home country, Korea, to Japan – just after Japan’s annexation of Korea, followed by the resulting struggle to adjust and fit in against the odds of perpetual ostracization of non-natives living in Japan.
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