I
think a main theme of this story is the power of friendship.
The story begins
with Tokchae being taken prisoner. He is being moved to a new location, and Songsam decides to
be the escort. The two men used to be very close friends. As children, Songsam and Tokchae were
inseparable. They got into trouble together, shared food together, etc.
Plucking out those needles hurt so much that he could not keep tears
from welling up in his eyes. Tokchae produced a fistful of chestnuts from his pocket and thrust
them into Songsams.
It has been many years since the two
characters have seen each other, and they are now on opposite sides of an ideological conflict.
When the story begins, Songsam wrestles with how to talk to his former friend. The conversation
that eventually ensues has some anger and heat to it. Songsam is upset that his friend could
fight for the other side of the conflict, and Songsam wants to know why. Tokchae...
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