The Identity Crisis of Daramjwi Character in Anatoli Kim-s Daramjwi
Mutiara Chaerani (a*), Eva Latifah (b)
a) Department of Literature, Faculty of Humanity, University of Indonesia
*hjinju39[at]gmail.com
b) Department of Literature, Faculty of Humanity, University of Indonesia
Abstract
This research discusses the identity crisis issue that occurs in Korean diaspora in Russia and Central Asia. Korean diaspora in Russia and Central Asia has been going on since the 1860s. The authors argue that the identity crisis that occurs in Korean diaspora in Central Asia and Russia happens because of lack of empathy. This argument is different from previous studies which show that the discrimination occurs because of racial minorities and ruler-s authority which did not allow migrants to come to Russia. This research is analyzed by using Genetic Structuralism theory and Identity Crisis theory. The authors use literature review method and Daramjwi novel by Anatoli Kim as the corpus. This novel is chosen because it is written by Korean representation author in Russia. The authors also collect some data of Korean diaspora history, Anatoli Kim biography, documenter, and some news related to the research to support the argument. This research shows that the identity crisis occurs because of continuous discrimination without empathy from native Russian.
Keywords: diaspora; Goryeoin; identity crisis; identity negotiation; Korean diaspora
Topic: Sociology