Our Twisted Hero

it is almost as if he was talking about Han, the protagonist in Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol. When people think of hero's, they often don't characterize them as twisted; however, in Our Twisted Hero, Han fits that portrayal. Han is the twisted hero because he keeps thinking of all these ways to throw Om under the bus and get him in trouble so he can achieve his goal as class monitor and keep Om from abusing his position. To begin with, Han twistedly attempts to drive a wedge between Sokdae and the boys in class. "Accordingly, the first thing I tried was to drive a wedge between Sokdae and the boys in class, all of whom were on his side. I concentrated on them, figuring that if I drove a wedge there, I might be able, with their help, to take on Sokdae" (24). This continues to define Han as twisted because his way of handling the situation is unusual. Han is still perceived as a hero because his goal is to make the classroom a better place for everyone.…

Twisted heroes serve but no“LIfe is locomotion if your’re not moving your’re not living but their comes a time when you’ve got to stop running away from things and you go to start running towards something. You got to forge ahead keep moving even if your path isn’t lit trust that you’ll find your way.” This quote from The Flash demonstrates how events in life affect your way of living but it shows that with effort you can overcome them. Our Twisted Hero a book by Yi Munyol taking place in North…

Yi Munyol’s novel Our Twisted Hero presents two dynamic characters, Sokdae and Pyongt’ae, who could possibly fit the title. Sokdae, who has strong qualities of a leader, manipulates his classmates to maintain his power and keep order. On the other hand, Pyongt’ae starts off determined to defeat Sokdae’s scheming unjust ways. However, after a while, Pyongt’ae becomes submissive to Sokdae in order to gain better social levels. Although he abandons his initial intention to fight Sokdae’s cruel and…

Yi Munyol’s Our Twisted Hero is a prime example of a coming-of-age novella that resists riddling its readers with the genre’s common tropes, instead inviting its audience to delve further into the depths of character exploration. Assigning the young and naïve Pyongt’ae as the eyes and ears of the readers, Yi tells a story of power and respect as in the lives of the young and maturing. As a result, in this tale of rivalry, readers expect to be greeted with clear-cut heroes and villains –…

Yi Munyol’s novel, Our Twisted Hero is about Pyongt’ae’s new life in a school in the suburbs. As Pyongt’ae describes his encounter with Sokdae, the class monitor, the reader sees that heroes can be both immoral and productive. Sokdae is the twisted hero of Our Twisted Hero because although he misuses his power as class monitor, he is still powerful and keeps the children safe. The class’ loyalty towards Sokdae allows Sokdae to rule with fear and abuse his power. When Pyongt’ae reports Sokdae…

“Don’t get my personality and my attitude because my personality is me, and my attitude depends on you” When the person ( I do not know the name of the person who created this quote) said this quote , it describes the way Om , the antagonist in the Our Twisted Hero book acts towards others at school. People generally think that bossy people tend to be more pushy, annoying , but in Our Twisted Hero , Om takes it to another level. The Main point is that Om uses coercion on students to get what he…

“Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.” This quote from Napoleon Hill show fear is a way of manipulating. To successfully manipulate someone, you need to strike fear and change their mind state. In the book Our Twisted Hero by Yi Munyol, Om, our antagonist, is the twisted hero. In order for Om’s twisted plan to be executed correctly, he must complete the three main steps; Striking fear, Manipulation, and Disturbing others. Fear has been struck into the other classmates by Om by…

“‘Get out of the way, all of you!’...The children flinched and stepped back abruptly. I was taken by surprise too. I turned around in my chair and saw a boy sitting at the desk at the back of the middle row; he was solidly planked down there and he looked at us with a certain resignation’(6). This quote shows that people use their power to intimidate people to get them to listen and boy them. In the book Our Twisted Hero by Yi Munyoi, Om Sokdae, the antagonist, is the twisted hero. Om is the…

“A Hero is someone who steps up when everyone else backs down.” The person who wrote thid quote is unknown but it seems like it could have been based off the book. Usually you know you are going to fail you might say whatever and move on, that is not the case Our Twisted Hero, Han stood up for what he believed. In the book Our Twisted Hero by Yi Munyol the main point of the argument is Han being a twisted hero. Han shows forgiveness and bravery. To begin with, Han became a twisted hero when…

"The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse." This quote by Edmund Burke shows how people with power tend to use power to abuse and take advantage of people rather than help them. In the book Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol, Om Sokdae, is the twisted hero. Om is the twisted hero because he seems like he has good intentions and wants to help but uses the other students for himself. Om manipulates the boys to “lend” their belongings but Om keeps them for himself. One incident is with a…