ivebeendeadb4 want to read (All 90)
beta
i would probably peg guwon as morally bankrupt, but NOT heartless… i think that’s an important distinction. he seems to truly care for the people in his town, and he does things like this as he deems it necessary for the greater good of the community, regardless of any emotional repercussions—it doesn’t matter if it makes him feel sad or causes him pain to kill someone he cares for, because as long as that person makes choices that harm the community at large (even indirectly), the individual must be eliminated to save the rest. it’s a serious moral debacle, because you generally want to presume that killing is ALWAYS wrong—that under no circumstances should you take a human life—but in situations such as this where resources are truly limited and cannot be disposed on people who aren’t providing anything, what is the solution? when stranded atop a freezing mountain, should you all starve together, or should the strongest survive at the dispense of the others? this is the question being posed here, and it’s clear that jinwoo and guwon are in opposing corners. i think a lot of you are seriously doing a disservice to this story because you’re all just debating whether or not guwon is a red flag, when that’s really not the point…
im genuinely so curious about his past because his behavior is so mysterious. I can understand why Jinwoo feels that way since he hasnt been living there too long but to everyone else it is basically just basic procedure.
Also i love people like you who make long comments! reading other people's thoughts on manhwa is so fun
I agree with you, though I think "amoral" would be a better fitting term to describe him. Moral bankruptcy implies someone had a moral compass and lost it at one point, which I don't think is the case for Guwon. He's simply clueless about what constitutes morality. He needs to be morally aware in the first place to be morally bankrupt. Hope this doesn't come off as pedantic, just adding my two cents because you make good points.
no haha you’re totally right! i think i worded it wrong too. he definitely gives off a sense of obliviousness… he has an elementary idea of what’s right and wrong and essentially acts like it’s his first day on earth, which i find so fascinating. it makes me really curious where he really came from
guwon’s behavior is reflective of his complete lack of perspective. he makes decisions based on guesses and assumptions about morality and rightness. he does seem to be fully aware that he doesn’t know very much… he clings to jinwoo for that exact reason. it’s not that he wants to be scolded or anything like that—he wants someone to guide him. he’s big and dangerous and threatening, and because of that people hesitate to challenge him at all, when in actuality he NEEDS to be challenged because he doesn’t know anything… he’s ignorant and unsocialized like a child who just recently came into this world, but he lives in the body of a giant man, so everyone just assumes he knows exactly what he’s doing, lol.
ily philosopher on mangago
I really appreciate your understanding and analysis of the situation, and I believe it’s correct. I remember reading your comment last week, and it was also quite profound and interesting. You have a sharp mind.