Through the use of a second person narrative, human acts views the events of the gwangju uprising through the perspective of a young boy, Dong-ho. The perspective of an innocent boy helps to increase our emotional proximity to the Gwangju uprising. Most people may not be familiar with this uprising in South Korean history as it is not the most prominent historical event and occured solely in South Korea for 10 days. The juxtaposition of the innocent boy placed in such a harsh environment is the key cause in altering our emotional proximity and making the text appear more emotive towards the reader. In addition, the descriptions of the traumatic events from the perspective of an innocent boy helps to establish a connection with the reader which provides the reader with another perspective for context of what other things might have been happening that generally may not be known about the event. It also provides a greater insight for the reader into the topic at hand. Not only does the text establish an emotional connection but it also provides another scope from which the reader can view it from. The Gwangju uprising is then not viewed as an objective, general piece of history, but now as a subjective one.