Discuss the ways in which the Dwarf and A Distant Beautiful Place differ in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues in relation to an individual

The stories in A Distant and Beautiful Place are set in the mid 1980s. Although South
Korea was still under another authoritarian regime, it had changed significantly since the
1970s in which the stories in The Dwarf are set. Both A Distant and Beautiful Place and
The Dwarf portray individuals confronted with tensions and conflicts between their
communal obligations and their family obligations. However, they deal with such issues
as class conflicts, poverty, inequality, and freedom quite differently. In a sense, the
differences between the stories from A Distant and Beautiful Place and those from The
Dwarf in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues reflect the changes South Korea
experienced between the 1970s and 80s. Discuss the ways in which the Dwarf and A
Distant Beautiful Place differ in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues in
relation to an individual?s obligations to his or her family and community.

You are expected to write a carefully reasoned, clearly argued essay that reflects a firm
grasp of the reading materials. In the introduction of your essay, you should clearly state
what your main argument is. Note that you are required not to simply summarize the
stories but to discuss them in regard to the topic.

The reading materials include the twelve stories collected in the Dwarf and the eleven
stories collected in A Distant and Beautiful Place. You are also encouraged to consult
Chapter Six of Korea?s Twentieth-century Odyssey, ?Struggles over Unlicensed Housing
in Seoul 1960-80,? ?the Manifesto of the Communist Party,? and ?You Shall Love the
Neighbor.?

While Chapter Six of Korea?s Twentieth-century Odyssey and ?Struggles over
Unlicensed Housing in Seoul 1960-80? help us situate the stories in the particular
moment of South Korean society, The Communist Manifesto and ?You Should Love the
Neighbor? provide us with general but contrasting vantage points from which to discuss
social and economic conflicts and tensions under rapid industrialization and urbanization
by suggesting what we should do in order to overcome such social schisms and
antagonisms.

 
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