ACTITUDE ANALYSIS OF THE TALE OF CH’UNHYANG SUMMARY:
During the Joseon Kingdom era in Namwon village North Cholla Province, there lived a young, beautiful girl named ChunHyang, daughter of a retired courtesan. In the same village, there lived a young, handsome man named i !ong ong, he had much literary talent and a magistrate"s son or son of local governor. #he two meet at a festival mar$ing the fifth day of lunar month. i !ong ong, while strolling, saw ChunHyang, a very beautiful girl on a swing. #he guy fell in love with her at first sight. %t that night, he can no longer ta$e out of his mind the moment he saw ChunHyang. He told his servant to figure out where the woman was living. &ater, the man visited Chunhyang"s house, the ChunHyang"s mother at first was reluctant due to their their diffe differe renc nces es in statu status s in life life howeve howeverr, later later on, on, the the mother mother ac$now ac$nowled ledge ged d the relationshi' of her daughter and i !ong ong. (nfortunately, i !ong ong had to move to )eoul, as his father was 'romoted but before leaving, he gave a 'romise to ChunHyang that he"ll be bac$ and will marry her at the time he will 'ass the )tate"s e*am to become a government official. He as$ed ChunHyang to wait. During that time, the young girl began living a lonely life. Now, a new governor came into the village, surnamed +yeon. )uch man is very wic$ed, greedy man and fond of women. #he said wic$ed governor saw ChunHyang, was ca'tivated ca'tivated by her and as$ed as$ed her to be his mistress. mistress. *'ecte *'ectedly dly,, ChunHy ChunHyang ang refused and said he is already committed to a certain man. #he governor got mad and threatened her and 'ut the young girl in 'rison. &uc$ily, i i !ong ong ong 'assed the e*am and became a secret royal ins'ector, so e*cited to see his beloved fianc-e however, when he returned he heard about the news that the new governor wanted ChunHyang to be his mistress. In the middle of a 'arty, the governor again as$ed ChunHyang to be his mistress, the young girl was still unmoved, the governor got mad again and ordered that the young girl be $illed, fortunately, i !ong ong made a sur'rise a''earance, ChunHyang recog recogni nied ed him and and shed shed tears tears of /oy. /oy. i !ong !ong 0ong 0ong 'unis 'unishe hed d the the gover governor nor and and married ChunHyang who remained faithful to him. ATTITUDES/VALUES: •
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1aithfulness 2 Ch"unhyang is an e'itome of an im'eccable Confucianist daughter and wife, who remained faithful and loyal to her loved one. % woman that is worthy of 'raise. Cour Courag age e 2 i !ong !ong ong is a very ery tale talent nted ed and bril brilli lian antt man, man, a courageous man who is willing to brave out all the odds /ust to save his loved one.
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In the #ale of Ch"unhyang, there was a 'ractice called status system, wherein a 'erson who belongs to a high class family cannot marry another 'erson who belongs to a low class family. #he story also tells us about the aristocracy and tyranny. 0here leaders in a society tend to o''ress and dictate the governed 'eo'le against their wills. #he story li$ewise tells us about the human freedom wherein the governed 'eo'le learned to resist the tyrants to fight for their freedom, loyalty, faithfulness and the 'raised love between the two lovers.
TALE OF CH’UNYANG 3. 0hat attitudes of the characters i !ong4ong and Ch5unhyang do you really li$e6 %re these reflective of the 'syche and tem'erament of the Koreans6 I li$e the faithfulness of Ch"unyang and i !ong4ong that even though they are far from each other, they remained faithful and true. %nd even though there"s lot of challenges that came to their way, they are still there for each one strongly and firmly con7uering those challenges. es, it reflects the 'syche and tem'erament of the Koreans because faithfulness symbolies their human soul, mind or s'irit. It also symbolies the as'ects of individual"s 'ersonality and on how they interact to everyone. 8. 0ere there ideas, 'erce'tions or biases that you had believed before that have changed now6 es, after reading the tale, my 'erce'tions about Koreans changed. +efore, I thought that Koreans are selfish 'eo'le, self4centered, doesn"t $now how to value relationshi' and easily to forget 'eo'le. +ut now, those ideas for me, is not correct because Koreans value their relationshi' to others and loved others to the e*tent. 9. How has what you"ve learned now changed your thin$ing about Koreans6 %fter reading the tale, for me, Koreans are very faithful to their loved ones. #hey $now how to value that relationshi', they are selfless, they are brave, and they will do anything for love, when it comes to love, no one can sto' them from loving that 'erson and they are faithful and loyal citiens. :. Do you 'ersonally li$e the 'syche and tem'erament of the Koreans6 0hy or why not6 Honestly, I don"t have any bac$ground to Koreans and I really don"t $now them, but when I"ll base it on their actions, I li$e the way they show their love to other 'eo'le. I
also love their loyalty and fidelity. #hey also show good manners and attitudes to others. I also li$e on how they treat e7ually their nature.
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THE TALE OF THE WOODCUTTER AND THE TIGER CHARACTERS: •
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%ntagonist #iger Protagonist 0oodcutter
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In the woods or forest
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0oodcutter"s mother"s grave or tomb
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#he story ha''ened in an afternoon.
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&esson or !oral Don"t fool others because maybe someday, someone will fool you bac$. %lways be true and be honest in all things even though it will ris$ your life. Don"t ma$e good things /ust for yourself, share them to others. %nd always be $ind to all although you still didn"t $now the real attitude of that 'erson or animal. Central Idea
#he tale shows the characters of Korean 'eo'le, courage and wit and filial 'iety @res'ect for one5s 'arents, elders, and ancestorsA.
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Person vs. )elf #he woodcutter was afraid because he thought the tiger might eat him. Person vs. Nature #he woodcutter met a terrible tiger in the woods that is ready to eat him.
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Person vs. Person
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#he woodcutter"s mother"s 'assed away.
Person vs. )ociety
3. Identify the characters in the story. 0hat roles do the characters 'lay in the tale6 0hat are the characteristics of these characters that you admire B don"t admire6 0oodcutter 2 He is the one who fooled the tiger because of the fear that he might be the tiger"s dinner. I don"t li$e his characteristic because fooling someone is not a good •
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thing. )ooner or later, their trust for you will fade. #iger 2 )he was the one who was been fooled yet made a right decision. very year, she gives an offering to the grave of the woodcutter"s mother because all he $new is that they are brothers. I li$e her characteristics because she 'layed as a good role model to the youth that even though you don"t have your 'arents anymore, you must still honor them, res'ect them and treasure what they"ve done in your life.
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+aby #igers 2 #hey are the mother tiger"s children. %fter their mother died, they continued what she"s doing every year. #hey gave offerings to the woodcutter"s mother. I li$e their characteristics because they continued the good wor$s and attitudes of their mother. #hey also made the right thing that will ma$e their mother ha''y.
8. 0hat 'articular event or circumstance in the story has contributed to the #iger"s way of loo$ing at things in a different way6 How has this new way of loo$ing at things being 'assed on to the ne*t generation6 He thought that he is the long lost brother of the woodcutter and believed that their mother cried when he left home. +ecause of this instance, every year thereafter, on Chesa, the memorial day of the woodcutter"s mother"s death, he gives an offering.
WHEN WINE AT YOUR HOUSE IS RIPE 3. %ccording to the author, when should one invite a long4lost friend to his house6
%ccording to the author, one should invite a long4lost friend to his house when flowers at his cottage bloom.
8. 0hen can two 'eo'le s'ea$ as true good friends6 1or me two 'eo'le can s'ea$ as true good friends if they trust each other, true to each other, $ee' secrets of each one, love each other and treat him li$e his own family. 9. How are feelings of o'timism, goodness and 'iety shown in the 'oem6 #he 'oem tal$ed about the friendliness and the value of friendshi'. %lthough it"s been a long time, they still res'ect and honor each other. It was written that even though it"s been a long time, you are still that confident that your long4lost friend will come bac$ to see you again. :. How are the words wine Fri'e, flowersFbloomFover a hundred years used to symbolie a reality in life6 In real life, some of our friends are far from us. 0e can"t see each other and tal$ to each other every day because of overloaded wor$s. )ometimes we can see our friends once a year. E. 0hat does this 'oem reveal about Korean character6 Korean 'eo'le are friendly, they invite their friends in their house to tal$ some things and to have some bond and also they value and 'reserve their relationshi' to each one.
SHHH 3. 0hat feelings could you identify during and after reading Shhh6 0hile I"m reading )hhh, my heart was touched because even though his father is very old, he still has the time to ta$e good care of him. %fter reading, I was ins'ired by the story because the value of their relationshi' as father and son is un'ayable and worth treasuring and valuing for. 8. 0hile reading, were you able to thin$ about your own mother or father or even yourself when all of you would be old6 0hat scenario can you foresee now6 es. 0hen my mother and father will get old I will still be their baby girl who used to ta$e good care of them and will still ta$e care of them, love them and give some time to them. 9. Des'ite the challenges of modernity that all %fro 2 %sians have tried to co'e with for many years, do you consider this contem'orary selection a good way of understanding the 'syche @s'iritA and the tem'erament @'revailing or dominant 7uality of mind that characteries someoneA of the Koreans6
es, because this contem'orary selection is very ins'irational and suited for the new generations. In the new generation right now, teenagers didn"t res'ect their 'arents anymore and it is right that we must be reminded to love and ta$e care of our 'arents.
3. @aA 0hat blandishments does a mother use to ma$e her five4year 2old child sto' crying6 0hat blandishments does a girl ma$e to catch a boy"s attention6 +landishment means 'leasing someone gently to do something. #he mother might give the baby a mil$ for him to sto'. #he girl must /ust be herself and be true. 3. @bA 0hat is the belief regarding the life and death of the 'hoeni*6 0hy is it a symbol of immortality6 Phoeni* is a magical bird in ancient stories. Phoeni* symbolies life and death. %ccording to the beliefs, only one 'hoeni* lived at a time and it renewed itself every EGG years. Phoeni* also symbolies immorality because when it dies, it reborns across cultures and throughout time. 3. @cA 0hat is the local name of the 'omegranate6 Pomegranate is a red fruit that has thic$ s$in. Punica ;ranatum is its local name.
8. In ;irl in the =ain, what is the girl doing6 0hy6 In the last line, the word silly is a noun whose archaic meaning is referred to. =efer to the glossary for the meaning of silly, then e*'lain the last two lines of the 'oem. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 9. In #ree of (nha''iness, the 'au4low4nia is a Korean tree.0hat belief about the tree is mentioned in the 'oem6 How does the 'oet show that his grief is great6 that it will last forever6 0hat is im'lied in the last two lines of the 'oem6 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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:. In Korea, the 'omegranate is a symbol of ha''iness in love. 0hat feeling is hinted at by the 'omegranate being rained on6 #he 'ersona is sitting in the 'avilion. How is heBshe feeling6 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? E. 1rom what you have heard others say, or from your own 'ersonal e*'erience, what factors may cause unha''iness between two young 'eo'le in love6 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
