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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The reason for the author to take the side of Korea can be justified as it is her motherland. But the experiences of the Korean nation at the time of Japanese rule cannot be experienced by the author, since the events have taken place many years ago. So, her accounts are also based on notes and comments of other people. When that taken into consideration we have to think twice whether the bias is justifiedAhbed Nadir wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 04:47 I feel that the author wrote from his own perspective based on what he had experienced and as such I can't really judge as there are always two sides to a coin. The author's view helped to add a feel of authenticity to the book as he was speaking on what he had researched or observed personally. The author is coming from Korea so it would be expected that he would be on their side.
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I disagree. Writing from one perspective means it is biased. So, if the author has written the story from the Korean ppoint of view, then it is biased. It is true that the writers write what they know. But is just knowing enough when it comes to historical fiction?AtienoMagero wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 08:32 I don't think that the story is biased. The author wrote this book from the Koreans perspective. The author wrote from their perspective and if you think about it writers write about what they know.
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I agree with the point that you mentioned regarding the ends that hunans can go if they are wrongly led. And that might have happened to the Japanese ssoldiers those days. But I don't think that was true regarding all the Japanese soldiers. Seemingly the author has been too biased when vilifying JapanNickolas Farmakis wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 09:11 Yes, I think it is justifiable, as books are supposed to shed light on people's perspectives and experiences. I think that given the brutality of the Japanese soldiers during that era, the author does well to point out their atrocities, giving the reader a warning about where humans can be led if they are not careful.
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I am not sure about enslaving. Japan conquered Korea. They treated them bad. Yet, I don't know whether it can be taken as enslaving. A conqueror is always a villain in the eyes of the victims, and seemingly this is what happened in this fiction since it is the story from the side of KoreaNqobile771 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 09:23 Well, anybody who enslaves another is a villain in my eyes and I am glad the author told the story from the Korean's perspective. Their side of the story needs to be known.
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This is a fiction. So the author cannot claim it as objective data. It is true that an author can make villains as well as heroes as his/her own wish. Yet I believe that an author should be careful when vilifying an entire country, even in fictionLunastella wrote: ↑13 Jan 2021, 11:09Exactly. Of course, every war has two sides. And this is the Korean one. I think it's perfectly justifiable to write it from a certain perspective as long as the author doesn't claim it's an objective perspective, which she doesn't.Dee_Robert wrote: ↑02 Jan 2021, 03:16 Ah, I thought so too at first. But then I realised. Its a story, a perspective. The author is entitled to tell it the way it was experienced. Sure, we could do without all that division in writings more and more. But for authenticity purposes, I think our authors work is justifiable
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