The Reader

Frankly, I couldn’t completely grasp what the author said in this book. It seems like background knowledge is needed to understand the author’s criticism of several political figures. As I don’t know enough about American culture and politics, my understanding of the author’s contention was inevitably quite limited. However, I couldn’t help but agree with the author’s criticism of higher education in America. Many problems with higher education in America are also happening in Korea. As I am a quite practical person, a college education focused on practicality and preparation for certain jobs doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable. I have to confess that I didn’t know why liberal art education is necessary during my college period. In recent years, I got to know why such education matters. As I had to attain certain credits in the liberal art classes as a college student, I took the classes but most classes were not helping me learn how to think philosophically, understand humans, and deep...

  I self-published my first book, entitled  『내가 박탈감에 빠진 날 : 박탈감으로 괴로운 누군가를 위한 책 (The day when I fell into the feeling of deprivation: a book for someone who suffers from a sense of deprivation 』 through Kyobo Bookstore, “PUBPLE”. http://pod.kyobobook.co.kr/podBook/podBookDetailView.ink?barcode=1400000498453&ejkGb=KOR Deprivation is one of the dominant feelings among people living in the twenty-first century. Like many other books dealing with loneliness, a book dealing with psychological aspects of feeling of deprivation is needed for all of us. This book aims to cover all related aspects of deprivation feelings including loneliness, self-esteem, self-image, and narcissism. When we can see our inner deprivation feelings more objectively, we can hope to escape from these painful feelings. This short book will guide you on the way out of the deprivation feeling. Written by Shim G.