Megan Yu’s Reviews > On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea > Status Update

Read Before & After Liberation by Yi Taejun (p 235-73) for class. This piece presents a rare glimpse at the change that connects Korea pre- & post-liberation through the eyes of Hyon: in particular, the pre-1945 passive, idealistic dream of liberation & embracing the return of an old Korea, vs. the actual political conflict & irreversible discarding of tradition that occurs post-liberation. Intend to read the rest!