What does it mean to be a good person? A good person is someone who do good, even though inside they might not feel the same. Perhaps they talk polite and do things accordingly, but they might do it because 'it is necessary and what you should do'. Not that it's always a bad thing.…
I watched *Kim Ji-yeong, Born 1982* before reading the novel, thinking it would be an easy choice for a writing challenge. Instead, the book left me with complicated feelings about motherhood, housewifery, and the expectations placed on women.
During my second year of college, one of my classes gave an assignment to write about our hopes and visions for the future. I still remember writing that I wanted to work in television broadcasting—which I eventually did. I also wrote that I wanted to work from home when I had children, and that happened too. Deep down, I also wanted my child to be homeschooled.