Discuss the ways in which the Dwarf and A Distant Beautiful Place differ in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues in relation to an individualThe stories in A Distant and Beautiful Place are set in the mid 1980s. Although SouthKorea was still under another authoritarian regime, it had changed significantly since the1970s in which the stories in The Dwarf are set. Both A Distant and Beautiful Place andThe Dwarf portray individuals confronted with tensions and conflicts between theircommunal obligations and their family obligations. However, they deal with such issuesas class conflicts, poverty, inequality, and freedom quite differently. In a sense, thedifferences between the stories from A Distant and Beautiful Place and those from TheDwarf in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues reflect the changes South Koreaexperienced between the 1970s and 80s. Discuss the ways in which the Dwarf and ADistant Beautiful Place differ in addressing social, economic, and ethical issues inrelation 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 firmgrasp of the reading materials. In the introduction of your essay, you should clearly statewhat your main argument is. Note that you are required not to simply summarize thestories but to discuss them in regard to the topic.The reading materials include the twelve stories collected in the Dwarf and the elevenstories collected in A Distant and Beautiful Place. You are also encouraged to consultChapter Six of Korea?s Twentieth-century Odyssey, ?Struggles over Unlicensed Housingin Seoul 1960-80,? ?the Manifesto of the Communist Party,? and ?You Shall Love theNeighbor.?While Chapter Six of Korea?s Twentieth-century Odyssey and ?Struggles overUnlicensed Housing in Seoul 1960-80? help us situate the stories in the particularmoment of South Korean society, The Communist Manifesto and ?You Should Love theNeighbor? provide us with general but contrasting vantage points from which to discusssocial and economic conflicts and tensions under rapid industrialization and urbanizationby suggesting what we should do in order to overcome such social schisms andantagonisms.
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