Writing Assignment 10

Title Your name Subject and Section Professor’s Name Date This paper asks, "How does When the Hibiscus Blooms depict Ikeda Shinkichi’s cozy relationship with Koreans as a microcosm of the stratification system and bipolarity of cultural selves in Korea under Japanese colonization?” Initially, in “When the Hibiscus Blooms," Kajiyama (2001) gives the complex shades of colonial interaction in the character of Ikeda Shinkichi, a young Japanese teacher in Korea, preferably before the Japanese occupation to find themselves face to face with the relationship based on the very colonial idea. The superiority of the Japanese first inspired Shinkichi, who observed Koreans and focused on aspects of geography, clothes, and behavior patterns. Though he does not directly deal with the Chinese, his relations with the Korean student Cho Ch’ôr-in and the kisaeng Yi K∆m-ju leave him no choice but to challenge prejudice. The aspect where Shinkichi develops a liking for Yi K∆m-ju and where he is impressed with Cho's academic achievement subversively questions col...