The Island of Sea Women

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Does the dog die?
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Mention of a community eating dogs in a time of desperation
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Does an animal die?
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musicy
Pigs, chickens, octopus, shellfish killed for food. Not described in detail.
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Does a pet die?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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musicy
Not explicitly. There are mentions of people considering suicide, but we don't see one happen.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Does someone self harm?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Abuse
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Mi-ja’s husband is abusive
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Assault
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Many discussions of rapes committed by soldiers and police
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Bodily Harm
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Police torture mentioned in the chapter “The Ring of Fire”
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Is someone tortured?
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There are several news reports of torture, particularly throughout the "Ring of Fire" chapter. The end of the chapter features very graphic descriptions of torture that the protagonist witnesses
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Does a head get squashed?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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The protagonist's son is murdered by a police officer towards the end of the "Ring of Fire" chapter. The officer throws the child against a wall repeatedly.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Mi-ja’s parents died before the events of the book
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Does someone vomit?
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Several mentions of morning sickness
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Mental Health
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The protagonist and many other characters suffer from ptsd because of the horrors they’ve witnessed during war and political repression
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Sex
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Young-sook’s mother drowns in the chapter “Life Bubbles”
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