and the prompt:
https://issuu.com/sejongculturalsociety/docs/glass_shield_single_pages
https://www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/adult.php
Prompt:
It may help to know that among Korean critics, Kim Jung-hyuk is often called an “everythingist” for his wide-ranging interests and abilities (he even draws his own cartoons). “The Glass Shield” is one of Kim’s signature stories for its unusual tone and attitude but also for its confrontation of a major theme: What is art? It would be easy to classify “The Glass Shield” as a postmodern story and not apply standard rules to it, but the story is also very traditional. Describe how Kim uses both traditional and unexpected approaches to addressing the central theme of the story. Be sure to discuss the relationship between the unnamed narrator and his friend M along with the interrelated images in the story (lines and circles, for example) and the role they play in the central drama.
I’m having trouble figuring out what are the traditional and unexpected approaches in the story. I need guidance in knowing what those are so I can discuss them