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Crane by Hwan Sun-Won is A Work of Nation I dentit y
Diana Budi Darma
State University of Surabaya; Dianabd9gmail.com
Kiyan Pishkar
I slamic Azad University, Jieroft Branch, I .R. I ran; Kian.pishkargmail.com
ABSTRACT
After the second Gulf war, themes are absorbed to develop ideas from the situation and regenerate perspectives. They have represent humanity through conflicts and are mostly appeared
between man and man. These themes are not only new perspective but also ideas that have been emerge before new writers have introduced them and some of these common themes declared as
friendship, brotherhood and family matters. Furthermore, they have set these works as contemporary ideas.
To express a define example of the previous description, a contemporary work by Hwan Sun-Won has represent a regenerate theme. His theme, which has been popularized by Khaled
Hosseini’s The Kite Runner,not only analyzes about nation’s identity but also exploring history. Furthermore, this type of work did not only end through Won’s work but has been found in Orhan
Pamuk work, a Nobel Prize Winner in 2006 with similar themes.
A theme that was chosen by Won, which is friendship, was eventually reintroduced through local value of friendship. Fortunately, this theme does not only reflect Korean’s identity but
symbolizes other local values. This is a present interpretation of bonding among differences that influence humanity all around the world and characters such as an Afghanistan descendant, a
moderate Turkish and a Korean character are found. This contemporary idea of friendship must be intended to unify nations and stand a strong character of a nation.
Meanwhile, Hwan Sun-Won is not famous in other parts of the world but an important factor, which is his theme, has strong bonding through exploring local atmosphere. It is taken from
local values and Won has been able to contemplate it through his works especially Crane. His life experience by living in Pyongyang and continues afterward in South Korea, forms a strong
foundation of Korea description and other elements such as beliefs and motivation. Therefore, an unknown writer from Asia has been able to define national identity.
A. I ntroduction
The development of literature is not as revolutionary as other aspects in social changes. I ts growth is an illustration of society changes and, moreover, future
expectations. To recognize this expectation information is documented from themes, eras and contemporary ideas that emerge in humanity. Not only that it also expanded
worldwide from Europe, American, African and Asian continents. Furthermore themes are basically taken from realistic condition of humanity such as war effects especially in the
second Gulf War. From this latest issue an interesting change has emerged, which is from friendship to brotherhood.
War themes have been a great attention after the Second Gulf War in 1991. This event has inspired many writers to elaborate many ideas concerning about battles.
Meanwhile, these battles build conflicts, which are related to race, gender and kinship. As a result major conflicts have caused society’s perspective on life shifted. One example is
the meaning of friendship. I n 1956, Hwan Sun-Won short story entitled Crane was initially
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describing about friendship, but onward the bond is described differently by other expert and based on contemporary ideas this has been transferred to brotherhood.
Crane by Hwan Sun-Won has a solemn atmosphere in his writing. This is caused by an inner conflict among Korean values that has started historically in the beginning of
the century. Characters are chosen to describe the bond of a friendship but, on the contrary, values that Sun-Won created through his atmosphere does not stop at this type
of relationship but explore more on the idea of brotherhood as Rutherford explained about quality of an author “Behind every text there is an author, and authors must exist
in some relation to their society: sometimes that relationship is one of dependence on others, often mediated through some form of patronage.” pg.174:2005. To differentiate
between these two concepts are basically exploring Korean values as unification and collective unconsciousness.
Dream has been analyzed by three experts such as Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Carl G. Jung. They explain that unconscious or collective unconscious mind is to
understand about the journey of human mind. Sun-Won mind, which describes solemn atmosphere, resembles a dream of no boundaries in Korea. Friendship that was seen on
the surface is probably the author’s dream of unification in Korea and brotherhood is “traditional spirit” pg. 145:jung, which is characterized as “….innate, universal and
hereditary.” http: psychology.about.com od personalitydevelopment tp archetypes.htm. Therefore, a collective unconscious of Sun-Won represent a dream of unification that
contemplates in the bond of brotherhood.
Hwang Sun-Won is a contemporary writer that is familiar with both south and north of Korea territories. I n his writings, deep contemplation is sense through phase of
silence and remembrance. The traditional and modern atmospheres are unique of his works. The lack of identity because of Chinese and Japanese invasion has put many
writers to describe matters solemnly. On the other hand, modern works tend to be more vivid about daily life and introduce realism topics. I n his work of Cranes, explores more of
daily as of one of …stressed that literature should fulfill human emotions and that it must take its material from daily life. Therefore, in his own literature he tried to make the
nation visible to the reader. http: koreanliterature.wordpress.com 2011 07 02 where- are-the-origins-of-korea E2 80 99s-modern-literature-part-3
B. Korean History
