I think what a lot of people need to understand is that yes, we can understand and sympathize with Mok’s background as how his childhood was did shape him and his way of thinking, but that doesn’t mean what he did was morally correct. In my opinion I can get why Mok is the way he is, especially if we think about nature vs nurture, mainly leaning on the nurture considering his background with moving to a foster after being abandoned by his biological parents, and then his environment with his foster parents was also unstable with his foster father being unfaithful which lead to him being back into a foster home and later on meeting his biological parents again and all of that, so he never really had a proper parental figure in his family and his moral compass is skewed. I mean you can only learn so much from peers and teachers but when your home life is fucked upc who’s really paying attention to anyone besides yourself? He sleeps around and takes Sunhwa’s partners and has no sense of stable identity which further fuels instability in relationships. Nanjo has every right to be angry and he doesn’t owe Mok anything, not even the time of day to see him. He was coerced, raped and played with. Do you really think that he won’t be upset? Even if he learns about Mok’s past…what does that have to do with him? He was still deeply hurt in the end and betrayed. It’s interesting to read though how Mok’s actions come to bite him in his ass. The story also subtly raises the question: Can people really change and do you believe that everyone can change (for the better)? I’m looking forward to seeing how Mok will change and how that change will alter Nanjo’s opinion of him. I do think this story would’ve been better if it’s not about the redemption between them and rather the growth of Mok and truly accepting what he did was wrong (not because Nanjo hates him now) and that he works on himself through therapy, education and awareness of his actions. Personally I do believe that everyone can change once they’re willing, but I do not believe that they should end up with someone who they’ve hurt to this extent after changing, I see it more as a thing where you move on and continue living but as a better person with a sincere apology and never appearing in front of them again, but then again this is a fictional story so obviously this isn’t gonna happen
I think what a lot of people need to understand is that yes, we can understand and sympathize with Mok’s background as how his childhood was did shape him and his way of thinking, but that doesn’t mean what he did was morally correct. In my opinion I can get why Mok is the way he is, especially if we think about nature vs nurture, mainly leaning on the nurture considering his background with moving to a foster after being abandoned by his biological parents, and then his environment with his foster parents was also unstable with his foster father being unfaithful which lead to him being back into a foster home and later on meeting his biological parents again and all of that, so he never really had a proper parental figure in his family and his moral compass is skewed. I mean you can only learn so much from peers and teachers but when your home life is fucked upc who’s really paying attention to anyone besides yourself? He sleeps around and takes Sunhwa’s partners and has no sense of stable identity which further fuels instability in relationships. Nanjo has every right to be angry and he doesn’t owe Mok anything, not even the time of day to see him. He was coerced, raped and played with. Do you really think that he won’t be upset? Even if he learns about Mok’s past…what does that have to do with him? He was still deeply hurt in the end and betrayed. It’s interesting to read though how Mok’s actions come to bite him in his ass. The story also subtly raises the question: Can people really change and do you believe that everyone can change (for the better)? I’m looking forward to seeing how Mok will change and how that change will alter Nanjo’s opinion of him. I do think this story would’ve been better if it’s not about the redemption between them and rather the growth of Mok and truly accepting what he did was wrong (not because Nanjo hates him now) and that he works on himself through therapy, education and awareness of his actions. Personally I do believe that everyone can change once they’re willing, but I do not believe that they should end up with someone who they’ve hurt to this extent after changing, I see it more as a thing where you move on and continue living but as a better person with a sincere apology and never appearing in front of them again, but then again this is a fictional story so obviously this isn’t gonna happen