Gender Issues in Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller

Abstract

This bachelor thesis discusses gender issues depicted in the novel Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller. The thesis focuses on the literary and historical context of the novel, outlines the relevant events of the Second World War, and presents the so-called "comfort women system" introduced by the Japanese army. In addition, it analyzes the relationship between mother and daughter, the two main characters of the book, and their attempts to assimilate into American society.