First They Killed My Father Sem Im Ung

The novel ‘First they killed my Father’ written by Loung Ung also displays the theme of ‘ family is the most important thing in life.’ The novel was about the life changing experience of a little girl during the Khmer rouge regime. The theme was portrayed through Sem Im Ung, the father of the little girl. Like the character Dom from ‘ Fast and Furious ’ the character Sem Im Ung was also placed into a position where he had to make sacrifices for the sake of his family. An example of this was when the character Sem Im Ung lied about who they were and where they are from, when he arrived in the village of Ro Leap. By doing so, he gained the trust of the people there and secured a job for the local Chief. The character Sem Im Ung shows an understanding