The author has taken the side of Korea. Is it justifiable?
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Re: The author has taken the side of Korea. Is it justifiable?
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In case of historical fiction book, it's all right, I guess. If the author states that his book is based on the real historical facts, they should be well supported, I think.Sushan wrote: ↑01 Jan 2021, 00:54 This story is written about the Korean struggle against Japan for independence. The author has made Japan a complete villain with the details of the corrupted nature of Japanese soldiers and officials. Is it justifiable? Is it appropriate for a fiction to drive the readers against a country?
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Of course, I didn't think any worse of the Japanese after reading this book. There are very dark periods in the history of many countries. For example, the German Nazi happily burned people alive during the WW II, but this is not a reason to hate modern Germans.
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The story is from a Korean perspective. The restrictions being put on Koreans in their own country, cultural dominance by Japanese, unequal wages and labor rules, 1st March protest, are all the things that actually happened. Since the story is set within that context it makes sense for the story to sound pro-Korean and anti-Japanese.Sushan wrote: ↑01 Jan 2021, 00:54 This story is written about the Korean struggle against Japan for independence. The author has made Japan a complete villain with the details of the corrupted nature of Japanese soldiers and officials. Is it justifiable? Is it appropriate for a fiction to drive the readers against a country?
To give you an example if you are writing a book about Indian fight for Independence against the British Raj, you are bound to see things from a perspective that the Raj was unwanted by the people and India wanted freedom. Similar context is applicable to the book from a Korean war of independence against the Japanese at that time.
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Every historical event has several books written about it, each from a different point of view. Readers who are keen to know the whole story stripped from any bias, should check then out. Just like in debates, you listen to everyobe and then tou decide.
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