Mother of Mine

Abstract

This true story is about a mother; especially her boundless love toward her daughter. She sacrificed as much as she could, but the only thing she wished for until her death was the happiness of her daughter. The daughter marries and has children, but then, she gives all her love and contributions to her children, not her mother who gives all she has to her daughter. A mother's love is like a "mountain echo that never comes back again," as the author said in this book. The mother in this book is a poor, country woman who is battered by her husband all the time. She endures all the hardships only for her children, as she later confesses to her daughter who thought her mother was powerless and not smart enough to come up with a way out of the situation. With little education, she knows fewer things than other mothers, but when it comes to things related to her daughter she comes up with a lot of ingenious ideas and solutions. This story allows all daughters to have an opportunity to think about what we have received from our mothers and what we have to do for our mothers and, if married, our children, reflecting ourselves living very busy lives. Author, Ko Hae-Jung, writes this essay with an emotional touch and extraordinary sense of humor. When a story in this book is a sad one, the writer describes it not only with tearful moments but also very funny scenes, which makes us cry as well as laugh aloud without knowing it. In its afterglow, we feel warmed forever. This book was so popular that it was edited and presented as a play about two years ago and is still being presented now.