▁a ▁dying ▁H ana ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Now ▁an ▁elder ly ▁woman , ▁Sun ja ▁vis its ▁Is ak ' s ▁grave ▁and ▁reflect s ▁on ▁her ▁life . ▁She ▁finds ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁c emetery ▁grounds keeper ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁shame ▁No a ▁felt ▁for ▁his ▁family , ▁No a ▁had ▁been ▁visit ing ▁Is ak ' s ▁grave ▁longer ▁after ▁No a ▁ceased ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁in ▁Japan . ▁This ▁gives ▁Sun ja ▁the ▁closure ▁and ▁re ass urance ▁she ▁needs , ▁and ▁she ▁bur ies ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁No a ▁beside ▁Is ak ' s ▁grave . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁H oon ie ▁— ▁H oon ie ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁character ▁to ▁be ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁story , ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁tw isted ▁foot ▁a ▁c left ▁pal ate . ▁He ▁meets ▁his ▁wife , ▁Yang jin , ▁on ▁his ▁wed ding ▁day ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁three ▁children ▁who ▁die ▁early ▁in ▁life ▁before ▁Sun ja , ▁their ▁only ▁surv iving ▁daughter , ▁is ▁born .   H oon ie ▁dies ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁when ▁Sun ja ▁is ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Sun ja ▁— ▁Sun ja ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁P ach ink o , ▁appearing ▁all ▁throughout ▁the ▁novel . ▁Sun ja ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁H oon ie ▁and ▁Yang jin , ▁born ▁in ▁Ye ong do , ▁Bus an , ▁Korea .   S un ja ▁has ▁two ▁children .  