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Necessary Roughness (book)
Encyclopedia
Necessary Roughness is a drama
novel by Asian-American author Marie G. Lee. It features a discussion about discrimination and a clash of cultures between Korean
parents and their children's American
ways. Set around the fictional town of Iron River, Minnesota
, it is the story of a young boy's transplantation from the city of Los Angeles
to a rural town in Minnesota and his use of football
to escape the bigotry
that he faces and the conflict he experiences with his parents.
The Kim family is forced to move from their hometown of L.A. to Iron City, Minnesota. Abogee's (Chan's father) brother, Bong, left abruptly without paying any of his debts. The Chan's had to pay his bills, and run the store he left behind. Chan had a twin sister, Young. Back in L.A., Chan was on a soccer team, and Young was in an orchestra. When they moved to Minnesota, however, Chan joined the football team, and a family tragedy decides his career.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
novel by Asian-American author Marie G. Lee. It features a discussion about discrimination and a clash of cultures between Korean
Korean people
The Korean people are an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula and Manchuria. Koreans are one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous groups in the world.-Names:...
parents and their children's American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ways. Set around the fictional town of Iron River, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, it is the story of a young boy's transplantation from the city of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to a rural town in Minnesota and his use of football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
to escape the bigotry
Bigotry
A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs...
that he faces and the conflict he experiences with his parents.
The Kim family is forced to move from their hometown of L.A. to Iron City, Minnesota. Abogee's (Chan's father) brother, Bong, left abruptly without paying any of his debts. The Chan's had to pay his bills, and run the store he left behind. Chan had a twin sister, Young. Back in L.A., Chan was on a soccer team, and Young was in an orchestra. When they moved to Minnesota, however, Chan joined the football team, and a family tragedy decides his career.