Was colonization happening around that time? I am not sure. I am not very thorough about history. What is obvious in this book is that the author has not limited his book to Japan and Korea, but he has expanded it to whole world, at least the politically important parts of the world. America, Russia, China were giants in global politics even in that era. So how can a story related to politics keep them out?
Does the author give more emphases on politics then its Historical or other significance?
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Re: Does the author give more emphases on politics then its Historical or other significance?
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I agree with you. History of every country is linked to the other countries as well. And in this particular era, the connections were more intense as well as important as the world wars were going on. Actually this Japanese invasion was not an isolated one, but another attempt in expanding Japanese rule in the world war.raluca_mihaila wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 14:56 The history of every country is linked with the history of others. So I don;t think you can talk about history without getting into politics. They go hand in hand. I don't think there is any ulterior motive.
On the other hand, as you mentioned, how can one talk about history without talking about politics? Ultimately, human is a political being
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I agree. When we look into the big picture, the Japanese invasion of Korea was not an isolated move against Korea, but it was another invasion of Japan to increase their empire. We all know that Japan was building an empire in this world war era. So, the author has made her plot more realistic and relatable my mentioning the actual political situation and the interconnections between big and powerful countries of that eraSerenity2010 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2021, 11:26 I think the author just wanted to use as much realism as possible, share her heritage because she is from Korea. The politics and culture go together well for the overall plot of the story.
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