Kyong-A: Society Of Korea During And After Korean War

This novel reflected the society of Korea during and after Korean War. The main character Kyong-a worked in portrait part of PX in US army in Korea. During the War, she lost her two brothers before her eyes, so her mom lived like a soul-less person because of a deep sorrow as a mental trauma. The death of her two brothers was the first trauma shown in this novel with her sense of guilt and her mother’s sense of loss. With Kyong-a, there are two more people who made a relationship with her and surround trauma, Okido and Tae-soo. Tae-soo tried to appeal his affection to her, but Kyong-a’s heart responded only for Okido. She knew that was impossible love because he was already married. It could have interpreted desire of deficiency. Finally, she recognized reality, not ideal, and married with Tae-soo who really loved her. …show more content…
“People foolishly wanted the peace, but that’s not going to do it. The War will be ended after distributing disaster fairly for everyone” (Park 38). That was the first trauma in her life. This passage that was her own monologue showed the horror of war and how her experience affects psychologically. To be specific, Kyong-a’s two brothers were dead from by bombs. The location where they had been hidden was where Kyong-a suggested let them in. After her mother saw their death, she was also blamed Kyong-a that she had responsible to make their death, and showed sign of mental disorder. Thus, she thought the killer who killed her brother was her, not