Does the author give more emphases on politics then its Historical or other significance?
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Does the author give more emphases on politics then its Historical or other significance?
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Exactly. I don't think we should read that more into the author's intentions. I think she meant to depict a moment of Korean history and probably highlight the importance of freedom. We can't take history as something isolated. And let's not forget that WWI and WWII were happening. It was quite a turbulent time.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.
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It was mentioned in the story that Japan declared war against Korea and tried to invade them. And then they forced them to accept a deal that gives them no choice but to let the Japanese do whatever they want. They sent soldiers and government officials to Korea. They built a number of schools that teaches them the Japanese ways. It is colonization.
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While you are correct, there is a bit of a coincidence in the fact that America was widely known as one of the largest colonizers of peoples and Korea was in the middle of an ongoing struggle against colonization by the Japanese. While there might be no deeper political agenda behind this, it does feel a bit suspect for the author to bring this into play as it could be a shot at the fact that America today is one of the world powers and their wealth mostly came from colonization.
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While the attack of Korea by Japan was an international event and as such it would be perfectly understandable for the author to make mention of world powers such as America and Russia, it does hint at a greater depth of political antagonism as the author could be hinting at the fact that America was a great colonizer and is still a world power in relation to Japan's attempted colonization of the Korean peoples and country.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.
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This is another fascinating point of view. I was not aware that the timelines of Japan's invasion and WW1 coincided. Based on this, I would say that its perfectly understandable for the author to make mention of them as Korea is not the only country in the world and the author was attempting to tell his story on the international stage.Lunastella wrote: ↑13 Jan 2021, 19:53Exactly. I don't think we should read that more into the author's intentions. I think she meant to depict a moment of Korean history and probably highlight the importance of freedom. We can't take history as something isolated. And let's not forget that WWI and WWII were happening. It was quite a turbulent time.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.