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Would Korean people really react to someone becoming a vegetarian as if it were unhealthy and incredibly weird?
Joe Unlike monks in Southeast Asia, and like Chinese monks, Korean monks have been vegetarian traditionally. Therefore, vegetarianism has been accepted or…moreUnlike monks in Southeast Asia, and like Chinese monks, Korean monks have been vegetarian traditionally. Therefore, vegetarianism has been accepted or at least revered as something noble. In the context of the novel, her family could not accept it because they could not understand why she chose to be vegetarian all of a sudden. Besides, she was not a good vegetarian after all who would be responsible for herself.(less)
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The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
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