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How I noticed difference of interpretations in cultures by The Great Gatsby

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1. The Great Gatsby More than the novel itself, The Great Gatsby left me with a huge impact in its wake – it was an after-class discussion which made me stunned the most. When I was in middle-school, I discussed whether Gatsby is great after reading the novel with my peers. However, nine out of ten students evaluated that the word ‘great’ in the title is merely used as a satire – that Gatsby, is closer to ‘obssessive fool’ than a great character. Even my teacher interpreted in this way. Shockingly, some of the famous Korean critics was also in favor of this interpretation. To them, Gatsby was not truly "great" at all. Below are the comments made by famous Korean critics.  “[Gatsby’s life] is not great …. Greatness is no more than a satire of Gatsby’s foolish act and his death.” ( 강준만 , 미국은 세계를 어떻게 훔쳤는가 (How America Stole the world), translation made by writer) “This novel is not about how great Gatsby is. The irony of the word ‘great’ is merely a sarcastic ...
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In-class essay: 한남(Korean males), and so-called 'tradition'

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In-class essay * This is an essay written in class (50 min), and it was revised slightly(mostly grammar) to be posted on the blog. Prompt: "Us and Them". "Tribalism" is social phenomena that extends from small and specific social groups(schools, companies, neighborhoods) to larger more broadly generalized groups (economic, ethnic, nationhood). In a first paragraph (the "US" paragraph), identify a group you belong to on any scale, and write about something that binds that group together. In a second paragraph (a "Them" paragraph), identify a similarly scaled group you don't belong to (and may or may not have clashing ideals with), and summarize how they are different. In a third paragraph, (a "What if" paragraph) write in favor and support of something that this group stands for  - either specifically or generally - and express how that group feels (even if you don't agree). In a fourth paragraph, (the Conclusion) propose a m...
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The plane is still flying

What is the most resilient parasite? A bacterium? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient, highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed, fully understood. That sticks, right in there somewhere. Well, I hope I had some creative idea that can contaminate the world, I thought. The ones who changed the world - Steve Jobs, Hitler, or Einstein - these all had an idea that changed the paradigm of the world. Maybe you had some chance to just daydream “ What if I had that mind-blowing idea?” For the ones who have thought of that even once, I would like to share my little story, which changed my view of ideas. Before starting off, I would like to throw a question: what makes a plane fly? Well, we all know that there’s a fundamental law called Newton’s law. There’s a tug of war of forces, and when these forces make a balance, the plane files. I was smart enough to know that when I first rode a plane. I ...
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