The woman tries so hard to be a good wife, a perfect mother and a loyal sister that she fails to notice how unhappy she really is. She often performs a function of a pacifier. In-hye’s story is about importance of being happy. Isn’t it a perfect life? Isn’t it wonderful to be as innocuous as possible? Yeong-hye might be strange and her behavior could be self-destructive, but she doesn’t mean any harm. They grow, occupy their own place in a chain of a life, help to produce oxygen and then die. Why is such a strange wish? The most reasonable explanation is that plants are harmless. Her dream is to stop participating in any form of violence and – as the result – she ends up wanting to be a flower or any other plant. It might be true, but the line between sanity and insanity is too fine for us to be able to differentiate the former from the latter. One might get an idea that Yeong-hye is insane, for people don’t usually see dreams about slaughter of animals, feel how violence sticks to them or want to becomes trees. How often do we agree to put up with an idea that our needs are no more important that others’? It should be mentioned that every mentally healthy person might have strikes of selfishness from time to time, but it is rather important to tame it on time. Frankly speaking, more often than not, the majority of people tend to behave like him. Cheong considers Yeong-hye to be self-absorbed, but fails to notice that he is the biggest egoist in their little family.
Not to mention that he is ready to leave his wife as soon as he realizes that she is not going to return to her former self. Convenience is his religion! The man hasn’t even tried to do something that required him going out of his comfort zone. The most frightening thing about him is that it is so easy to understand this man. Cheong is the first character readers are going to get acquainted with and this experience is definitely not going to be pleasant. However, this story is not about dieting or healthy eating, the novel is more about people’s cruelty and violence. As it becomes obvious from the name of the book, the plot is focused on a woman who turns vegetarian. The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a heart-shattering story which leaves its readers with a rather strong feeling of unease. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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