GradeSaver, 18 November 2017 Web.There is a primal side in each of us, one that disrespects social norms, has needs, makes demands. Next Section Glossary Previous Section The Vegetarian Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Wolf, Julia. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. He doesn’t even try to understand what has happened to his sister. Just like his father, the man is rather short-tempered and even cruel.

The father is the Vietnam war hero whose infamous short-temper is his the most prominent feature. Kim are the parents of In-hye, Yeong-hye and Yeong-ho. When he learns that his sister-in-law still has a Mongolian spot, he becomes obsessed with her. Not to mention that she, In-hye, understands her better than them, for by the end of the story the woman starts thinking about self-harm. Unlike the rest of the family, she doesn’t leave her sister in need. She doesn’t understand her sister’s strange behavior but does try to prevent her father from force-feeding her. In-hye is a sister of Yeong-hye and Yeong-ho. As soon as he realizes that Yeong-hye undergoes irreversible changes, he leaves her to make his life comfortable again. He didn’t want to lift a finger to gain affection of more beautiful and successful women, so he settled for the most ordinary one. According to his own words, the main reason why he decided to marry Yeong-hye was the fact that she was absolutely unremarkable woman. Yeong-hye immerses deeper and deeper in her own world. It seems that she stops to care about her marriage that falls apart and social life.

The woman suffers from horrible nightmares in which she sees pools of blood and her own reflection in them. Her sudden decision is not accepted by her family at all. She is a quite young woman whose life has been absolutely unremarkable up to the day when she stops eating meat. Yeong-hye is the protagonist of the novel. 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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