Chunhyang (Im, 2000)—Module 01

Questions for this day (based on premodern reading and material to be screened on this day)

NOTE: True for this and all other films in this class — Please write down these questions on a sheet a paper, perhaps leaving space underneath each for notes, so that you can jot down thoughts while you watch the film.

1. The movie opens with pansori chanting. What "values" context does this help establish?

2. What happens to all the literary allusions of the premodern text, and why?

3. Compare the "demureness" of Chunhyang in the two works.

4. Is Yi more aggressive sexually in one of the two works? If yes, what might this suggest. Is Yi more talented in one of the two works? If yes, what does this suggest?

5. Compare the mothers.

6. Compare the house. If you think they are different, why would that be?

7. Does Yi have easier access to Chunhyang in one of the two works?

8. What is Chunhyang's attitude during the marriage negotiations in the two works?

9. The bath scene is missing from the book. Does this make a difference?

10. Which text do you think shows less hesitancy about sexual issues?