Through the story of these two women, Lisa See exposes the impacts of colonization, foreign interference, propaganda, inherited prejudices, spirituality, modernization and globalization (among others). What emerges in See’s prose, is a highly nuanced political commentary, rooted in the lived experience of Young-Sook and Mi-Ja. Set on Jeju Island, off the coast of Korea, Young-Sook and Mi-ja NURTURE their strong bond, and their connection to the inspirational culture of the haenyeo (female, free-divers who support the matrifocal society of Jeju Island). Lisa See, (a Chinese-American, LA based writer) in her novel The Island of Sea Women, tells the story of two women, friends, sisters, who are of the WATER. During the month of August, we at winter’s bloom reflect on the themes of WATER and NURTURING.
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