Consolidating the Household across the 1945 Divide

Abstract

the family [ ka, that is, ie in Japanese] without break. This is true to the Confucian rituals and teachings [yugyo ŭi yegyo sasang] and is a beautiful custom from the old [kore ŭi sunp’ung misok] but also is behind the times when the familial communal unit is transitioning from a large organization that is a production and management unit to the small organization of a consumption unit; from submission of the individual to enlightenment of the individual: the strong control and management of the family system therefore has turned into an evil custom that impedes the growth of the individual [kae’in sinjang] . 39