Writing Assignment 11

The Politics of Assimilation: Japanese Colonial Policy in Korea, Student’s name Professor Course Date The Politics of Assimilation: Japanese Colonial Policy in Korea, Question: What does Ch’ae Manshik’s depiction of the uncle and nephew as two opposing views on the identity, socialism, and loyalty in the story of “My Innocent Uncle” suggests about the issues confronting Korean society from the eyes of Japanese colonial rule, and how did this dynamic tell the story of the Korean intellectual and working class communities development or fight against political and cultural pressure? Explanation: Through this question, this paper deals with the central themes addressed in "My Innocent Uncle," Ch’ae Manshik’s use of the image of the uncle and nephew to mirror larger Korean society’s struggle during the Japanese occupation. A former student in Japan, the uncle is the intellectual class that early on accepted ideas of resistance ...