it's really fun to think about. it's not about susceptibility per se—i think dohun retains a certain level of understanding that he's being conditioned by this family but is unable to break the habit of taking the hits. maybe that's why he doesn't dismiss his brother's words quickly, like someone as self-aware as dohun might. here, dohun actually considers hanseop's words because he seems more well-versed in sex, a foreign concept to dohun. hanseop is likewise eager to impart his knowledge because it would shatter the ideal son image that dohun is shaping up to be, and it would put him a peg above dohun. the power dynamics at play are really blatant. i'm SO curious for what's in store, especially the father...
oh wow yeah. for a sec I completely forgot that dohun was brainwashed to always obey them lol I initially thought he keeps himself in the family because they have the recourses to make yuwon happy, not necessarily because dohun wants to. but then again I think dohun would've stayed w them even if yuwon wasn't in the picture... he is just used to enduring everything that comes his way
I like the idea that dohun listened to him bc of that sex experience that he thinks is so important to be happy. maybe dohun wouldn't have been interested in what his brother had to say at all if he didn't speak those keywords. I also can't wait to see what their relationship as adults is like
you're right, i think those two things coexist! it's hard to deny the fingerprints his family left on him—we still see traces of their hold on dohun way into adulthood—but he mostly still tolerates them because it's the only way he would have access to a home for him and yuwon. at the same time, it's hard to unlearn conditioned behavior (if you go back to a lot of the earlier chapters, you see him use the phrases "it's none of your business/there's nothing to worry about" often, which we learned in season 3 was practically beat into him..) even if dohun's narration lets us know that hes very *aware* of this brainwashing. i also have a feeling that without yuwon, it would've taken him a long time to outright leave the family, if at all. his first priority has always been yuwon's happiness, and it's obvious that during those years apart, most of that time was wasted away in a detached state. he's grown accustomed to his father and brother; i doubt he detests their presence. and you start to think, i mean, why does he still say the things they forced him to and hide the truth? but it's not difficult to understand the responses of an abused child.
which is what makes the finale of season 1 so insane to me... this guy who mimicked what he saw, stuffed into a mould to appease people who don't care about him, suppressed himself for decades, lacking any reason to fight back, having an outburst like that? just insanely cathartic.
your dohun analysis is so insanely good!! your brain is off the charts here I admire u dohun is ultimately a product of his environment, from the beginning w his mother, to his father and brother and his years in isolation, u can easily see why he developed the way he did. I like it that u mention the moments without yuwon are just him disassociating in a depressive haze, his life would be completely empty if he didn't have someone to give him hope for a happy life
I agree w u! dohun's outburst is very easy to understand once you see all the years he spent enduring everything to cling to one shared destiny. his imagined happy end didn't happen just like he wanted so I can see why he just snaps when yuwon says he doesn't love him. it's just like denying his whole existence
thank you!! your read on the story has opened my eyes to a few things too. i completely agree! yuwon denying dohun's entire being by denying his love for yuwon... omg :-( my poor babies. and dohun considering even for a second that yuwon might despise him for real nearly sent him into a spiral. things are so bleak rn huhuhu
interesting how dohun is so expressive (compared to his usual) and openly mocks his brother right in front of him. dohun clearly doesn't respect him but still listens to his brother abt the sex thing. is he just that easily influenced? I wonder if it's bc he doesn't know anything that he just accepts it all without question? or if maybe he likes the ideas he hears from his family
anyway we need to find a way to end his family. the fact they still have a hold on him all the way to adulthood should be impossible. bro u need to kill them