{"id":3300,"date":"2017-11-20T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T21:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2017-11-20T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T21:16:06","slug":"seven-people-with-the-same-name-and-their-discreet-moments-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/2017\/11\/20\/seven-people-with-the-same-name-and-their-discreet-moments-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven People with the Same Name and Their Discreet Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Week 8 Blogpost, I analyzed the short story titled “Seven People with the Same Name and Their Discreet Moments” authored by Han Yujoo and translated from the Korean by Erica Chung. As the title of the short story suggests, this is a melancholic narration of seven people with the same name and a peek into their everyday life and vulnerable moment. I really enjoy this short story none only for its melancholic and pensive tone but also for its delicately crafted characters.<\/p>\n

At first, it appears that the seven stories are seven independent storylines, however; upon close examination, subtle connection can be found between storyline 1, 6 and 7. The old lady is storyline 1 is actually the narrator of storyline 7 and also the missing old lady with dementia in storyline 6. Also notably in storyline 5, the narrator mentioned about reading blogs of other people with the same name online. However, I can’t be sure that these bloggers are the narrators of any storyline.<\/p>\n

Press here<\/a> to see the network analysis.<\/p>\n

Overall, in my opinion, one hidden theme connects all the storylines. The “I” in each storyline portrays dissatisfaction towards life, hopelessness and emptiness. Their life seems to be mundane, unsurprising, boring and uninteresting. Narrator 2’s helplessness in fighting back, the screamers in storyline 1, the missed opportunity in storyline 5 – all point to the hidden vulnerability of everyday human life. That’s why I connect all the storyline with a single node “Unsatisfied Life”.<\/p>\n

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