2017/08/02

Responding to the reading/ Yujin Jeong/ ISS2017

"But clearly Min thinks it's up to the husband to decide where to raise the children."

"A child can't dictate where her mother will live."

When I read the story in the class, these sentences were stuck in my head. It reminded me a part of Korean society. I think Min is patriarchal and arbitrary. He made a decision to move to America without any consultation with his wife. He asserted it was right thing that he took her daughter, Hana, over to America for her education. He should have consulted about that at least with his wife because both of them are Hana's parents. Although Soo-Ja thought Min was wrong, she could not help leaving Seoul to get back her daughter. But none of them asked their daughter where she wanted to live.

Nowadays most Korean family tries to decide something about family through talks even if children are too young and immature. They are changing. But still, there are many families where father decides most of important things in family such as where to move and what to eat for dinner without discussing with other family members. Mother often relinquishes her own opinion for children and keeping the family. Even mother don't often think of asking her children. They would think the reason why they make a decision by themselves is all for family and it is the best way that family is doing well. But I think if parents listen to their children's thoughts and care about their feelings, the family matter would be solved unexpectedly more easily.

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