Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Theme
The theme for "When my name was Keoko" is that even though you change your name, can not speak your own language, and can't have anything related to your culture, the fact about who you are doesn't change. The characters Sun-hee and Tae-yul are Koreans but they were forced to change their name to Japanese: Keoko and Nobuo. Also, they were not allowed to speak or wirte any Korean. Although it was like Korea doesn't exist anymore, the spirit in the characters' mind never disappears. They know that they are Koreans and just because Japanese try to change their culture doesn't mean that their identity changes as well. You might be changed physically but the fact about who you are never changes.
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Your blog entry makes me wonder....
How would I feel if I was forced to change my name? Man..I think I would have gotten really mad. I honestly most of the time like my identity, and who I really am. But right when someone would force me to change my name, just for the sake of themselves, I think I would get outraged. Even though your name is just a word with several letters, I think it means, and should mean, a lot to you as a person. Your name should tell who you really are. When I hear the story from my grandparents that during the Japanese occupation, they had to change their Korean names to Japanese names, I want to argue with them. Why did you let that happen to you? Why didn't you stand up for yourself and defend your identity? But if you think about, I think that you can't say that unless you were really in that situation and really know what's going on. Sometimes, looking in somebody else's point of view is essential.
Nice work, Kelly! That was risky of you to attack the theme so early in the book but you've done well. Don't forget to add another post this weekend.
Thanks!
Good thoughts!! Unlike what you normally think, hehehehehe.
Don't you have to do one thing, like character one or theme one?? Anyways, unlike you, you did a great job. Hehehehehehehehehehehehe.
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