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women but by their hedonistic tendencies and the feral, primeval instincts they possess. Such a vision of womanhood is often expressed through visceral and visually shocking images. âBreathâ features an old woman who works at a butcherâs shop and relishes every part of the cows she dresses out for sale. She eats pieces of raw cow brain as a delicacy; she believes liver is a cure for dizziness and entrails, for indigestion. Her love for meat is taken to its grotesque extreme when she begins hankering for the taste of cow fetus. In âThe Needle,â the protagonist is a tattooist who enjoys watching the first drop of blood oozing from skin. Female aggression embodied in the act of tattooing is contrasted against emasculated manhood symbolized by a monk whose murder provides the mystery that drives the narrative forward.
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Cheon locates the source of such aggression in the prolonged state of oppression, alienation or fear. In âThe Needle,â the protagonistâs work as a tattooist parallels her motherâs work as an embroiderer and points at her motherâs unhappy relationship with a monk. In âYour Ocean,â violent images of
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