history of ASIA

Q. Yi Injik’s “Tears of Blood” is a representation of how one Korean author looked at his country in the period before Japanese colonization, with an ambiguous attitude towards Japan. What was the motivation for thinking negatively toward aspects of Korean culture and positively toward Japan? Discuss some examples/expressions that you think reveal the author’s attitude toward Neo-Confucian social customs, gender issues, and education in Choson Korea.