Korean And American Independence Analysis
Separation or Independence? Does the word ‘independence’ has similar nuance in the Korean and American Declaration of Independence? The beginning passages of both the Korean and American self-reliant documents bluntly and directly evokes the conception of independence, relying on the divine providence of God and reverence to the mankind. In addition to anaphora and parallelism, stylistic devices of certain words, emphasis and listings paired with similar grammatical structures are employed to denounce their second tier international status. However, though they both profess their sovereign rights, the connotations of ‘independence’ demonstrated in the Korean and American Declaration of Independence are subtly differentiable. Supported by historical
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In terms of the Korean Declaration of Independence, it is prone to accusations with discursive ideas and leaning generously to the usurpations during the Japanese Occupation. In the quotes, “…it will also guide Japan to leave its evil path and perform its great task of supporting the cause of the East…”and “…how can this be considered a trivial issue of mere sentiment?”, the writer represents the austere and assuaging attitude of colonies in East Asia. Additionally, the Korean document creates a smooth but firm atmosphere via a metaphor. “A new spring has arrived…The past was a time of freezing ice…” This parallels spring and the freezing ice to an era of independence and Japanese Occupation, respectively. On the contrary, The Declaration of Independence of the Americans indicates misconnections of their British counterpart specifically with the literal device, anaphora. “He has refused his Assent to Laws…”, “He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws…” and “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual…” have repeated the term, ‘He has’. With this method, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the American document, is emphasizing faults of the British rule and charring heavy responsibility with his discrimination over the Americans. Furthermore, the writer is conjuring up an intense atmosphere by parallelism with lists of misdemeanors; “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our
In terms of the Korean Declaration of Independence, it is prone to accusations with discursive ideas and leaning generously to the usurpations during the Japanese Occupation. In the quotes, “…it will also guide Japan to leave its evil path and perform its great task of supporting the cause of the East…”and “…how can this be considered a trivial issue of mere sentiment?”, the writer represents the austere and assuaging attitude of colonies in East Asia. Additionally, the Korean document creates a smooth but firm atmosphere via a metaphor. “A new spring has arrived…The past was a time of freezing ice…” This parallels spring and the freezing ice to an era of independence and Japanese Occupation, respectively. On the contrary, The Declaration of Independence of the Americans indicates misconnections of their British counterpart specifically with the literal device, anaphora. “He has refused his Assent to Laws…”, “He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws…” and “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual…” have repeated the term, ‘He has’. With this method, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the American document, is emphasizing faults of the British rule and charring heavy responsibility with his discrimination over the Americans. Furthermore, the writer is conjuring up an intense atmosphere by parallelism with lists of misdemeanors; “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our