Care and Autonomy in The Awakening and Seo's "Though Time Goes By"

Abstract

Abstract:Using care ethics and narrative ethics, we analyze Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Seo Hajin's "Though Time Goes By" with a focus on struggles to conceive of care as a moral value and to develop relational autonomy. These stories suggest that rewriting identity in the face of repressive narratives requires narrative communities.