This city is the largest in South Korea, and it can best be described as a metropolis that mixes the ancient with modern. The capital features the cutting-edge landscape made up of glass, concrete and steel skyscrapers that tower over more traditional houses made of wood and tiled roof. Popular neighborhoods such as, Gangnam, Hongdae and Itaewon are a lure for visitors as it offers plenty of shopping, dining and entertainment possibilities. Jane in Park's Re Jane, lands in this city in order to attend her maternal grandfather's funeral, which also happened to be the day after the day after 9/11(pgs. 133-134). Based on the description of the city's architecture and its large population, it shares a close resemblance to New York, where Jane grew up. Jane will soon find that there are cultural differences in beauty and social expectations between her mother's home country in South Korea and the country she was raised in the United States.

Bibliography

Park, Patricia. Re Jane, Penguin Books, 2015.

Information Source: "Seoul Travel Guide." worldtravelguide.net. World Travel Guide. Web. Date Accessed, 12, Nov. 2019, https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/asia/south-korea/seoul/