THE TRAUMA OF THE KOREAN WAR IN ECHOES OF THE WHITE GIRAFFE
THE TRAUMA OF THE KOREAN WAR IN ECHOES OF THE WHITE GIRAFFE

Summary/Abstract: After World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided into two countries. The state established south of the 38th parallel was under the influence of the United States, while the northern state was under the influence of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, in the Republic of Korea, communist sympathizers were persecuted, while in North Korea, those who had collaborated with the Japanese were hunted down. As North Koreans dreamt of reunification, the communist state attacked the Republic of Korea, causing refugees to flee to the safer southeastern part of the peninsula. During the war, many soldiers were killed or wounded, but it was not only the soldiers who suffered, as the civilians also lost family members and endured hunger and exhaustion. Echoes of the White Giraffe describes the suffering of a young girl who took refuge in Busan with her mother and younger brother, while her older brothers and father remained in Seoul. The novel vividly portrays how harsh life was for the refugees.

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