Yumi's Relationship Between Korea and Japan

    For this response, I focused on the first passage and the relationship between Yumi and Mozasu. While Yumi and Mozasu love each other as wife and husband, they have different perspectives on how they view Japan. Mozasu is sure that he can create a successful life in Japan while Yumi believes that they will never be truly free unless they are away from Japan. In this way, they have an unspoken element to their relationship. In a similar comparison, the Japanese living in Korea feel like they have to fight for their belonging and success, while elsewhere (especially in Korea) they would not have to fight for that sense of belonging. In some respects, their relationship is similar to Hansu and Sunja in the fact that both couples are not fully transparent about their feelings. For Hansu and Sunja, their is lack of transparency on Hansu's part when choosing to not disclose his marital status. For Yumi and Mozasu, the lack of transparency is far less severe, but it is Mozasu's unwillingness to tell Yumi that he plans to keep the family in Japan. I think this particular passage reflects emotions of shame, belonging, and hopelessness, all of which can be linked to colonialism.