Publishing the series 'Korean Short Stories with Question Marks'
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Reading the work "The Suffering of the Two Great Dynasties"_ Ha Geun-chan

Reading "The Passion of the Two Great Dynasties" in depth, asking and answering questions

1_ The path that Mando and Jinsu walked
Why did Mando go to conscription?
Where did Mando go for conscription?
Why do people get amputations? Doesn't it hurt?
Why did the Korean War happen?
How did the Korean War end?
What did Jinsu do on the battlefield?

2_ The path of pain and despair
Why did Mando buy mackerel of all things?
Why does Mando pee before going to meet Jinsoo?
What do 'train station' and 'train' mean?
Why was Mando angry at Jinsu?
Why did Mando drink alcohol?

3_ The path to reconciliation and hope
What kind of place is the tavern?
What does the path that Mando and Jinsu walk symbolize?
Why do you go together later, putting Jin-su first?
What lies beyond the single-log bridge?
Why is it said that Yongmeorijae looks down on Mando and Jinsu?
Why is Mando so positive even after going through such a shocking experience?

Reading broadly: A look into the world beyond the work

Author Story? Learn more about Ha Geun-chan's life and works, and learn more about the author.
A story about the times? 1940-1945 (Japanese colonial period), 1950-1953 (Korean War)
Interwoven Reading? History, Disability, and the Road
Read again? Where is Mando's house?
Reader's Story? A book review written in a woven manner

References

Dreaming of a literature class overflowing with wild imaginations and lively questions!

The National Korean Language Teachers Association pondered how to make literature classes exciting and fun.
And finally, I came up with the idea of ​​'finding with a question mark'.
This is a different approach to literature classes than the one we have been using so far, where we provide students with uniform, mechanical information about the work, but rather provide answers to the questions students actually have after reading the work.
Through this, we aimed to establish a foundation for a user-centered literature class that allows students to understand and empathize with the work, rather than a one-sided literature class that was consistently focused on fragmentary understanding and forced memorization.
"Korean Short Stories with Question Marks" can be considered a guide to help this type of literature class take root in schools.


『Korean Short Stories with Question Marks』 is a collection of short stories that have been widely read by many people for a long time among those included in Korean language and literature textbooks for middle and high schools.
After having students read the selected works, I collected all the questions they had.
Among them, we selected those that were frequently asked, meaningful, novel, and original, and created a list of questions in a certain way.
Then, current Korean language teachers answered the questions based on what they had studied by searching through numerous books and papers.
It was written in simple language so that children can easily read it, and illustrations, photos, and reference materials were placed appropriately.
Through this process, I tried to approach the more universal meaning of the work.

The "Question Marks Guide to Korean Short Stories" series is a new, unprecedented content offering reading materials and information that can elicit diverse and profound thoughts.
This will not only open up the horizon of 'student-centered novel appreciation', but also provide an opportunity for students to become closer to literary works.


Discover Korea's representative short stories from textbooks in a single, comprehensive volume!

This book is the second in the series, “Korean Short Stories with Question Marks,” planned by the National Association of Korean Language Teachers.
"Korean Short Stories with Question Marks" was born from a sense of regret at the current educational climate, where children are increasingly moving away from literature due to rote memorization and problem-solving-based literature classes.
And it is being created with the will and passion of teachers from the National Association of Korean Language Teachers who want to make literary works come alive and breathe close to children.


As the series title suggests, this book goes far beyond the fragmentary interpretation and understanding of novels found in conventional textbooks or reference books.
Because it covers historical, cultural, social, historical, and literary information in an easy and engaging way, based on questions students actually ask when reading the work, it will be a great help in fully understanding a single work.


This book is structured as 'Reading Novels - Reading Deeply - Reading Broadly'.

'Deep Reading' is filled with meaningful questions that children have while reading the work, selected by the teacher, and the teacher's answers to them.
It focuses on the background, characters, events, and themes related to the work itself, and allows readers to internalize the work in various ways while reading.

'Reading Broadly' aims to broaden the understanding of a work by examining the elements surrounding the work, such as the author and the circumstances of the time.
Additionally, the results of students' reading and activities on the work were included, allowing students to get a glimpse into their peers' thoughts on the work.
And by introducing other works with similar materials or themes through ‘linked reading,’ we were able to broaden the reading experience and the scope of literary appreciation.


『Suffering of the Two Generations』: Finding Hope in the Tragedy of Modern Korean History!

"Suffering Two-Year-Old" is the story of two fathers: Man-do, who lost an arm after being forcibly conscripted during the Japanese colonial period, and Jin-su, who lost a leg on the battlefield during the Korean War and returned home.
However, “The Passion of Two Generations” does not stop at just the story of these two rich men.
Through this story, the author symbolically reveals the pain and wounds our people endured during the Japanese colonial period and the Korean War, two of the greatest tragedies in our modern history.
However, rather than focusing on the wounds and tragedy, “The Passion of Two Generations” is valuable in that it talks about the hope of overcoming them.

As we go through life, everyone experiences pain and wounds, even if the severity is different.
And then, they despair, blame someone, and become pessimistic about their situation.
But how many people will have hope at that moment?

In this book, the flow of “Suffering Two Generations” is organized around the theme of “road.”
The moment of historical tragedy that Mando and Jinsu experienced was a path that led directly to pain and despair, and this is well-depicted as the two people walk together on the path to reconciliation and hope through the chapter of understanding and overcoming that is 'Inn'.

If 'road' is the weft of this book, then the elements that make up the novel - background, characters, events, and themes - can be said to be the warp.
This is because it contains various elements necessary for a deep understanding of this novel, such as what forced conscription was, how the Korean War began and progressed, what happened to Mando and Jinsu, what the train station and train mean, and why Mando was depicted humorously.