"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures,” as quoted by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Foster gives insight to the reader about how there is always more to a story than meets the eye. Foster covers an abundance of topics for instance, how some pieces of literature have in depth political apprehension. Foster distinguishes between overtly political writing which includes literature whose main intent is to influence the prevailing political ideology and “political” writing that is more subtle and possibly more effective. Political writing offers a perspective into the realities of the world and in doing so touches upon themes and problems that are collectively shared and thus relatable.
In Park Tae Jun’s Lookism, a webcomic, regarding a teenage boy by the name of Hyung Suk who has repeatedly been the victim of bullying because of his appearance at his old school finally comes to his breaking point. Hyung Suk later convinces his mother to buy him a bus ticket to a new school somewhere in Korea for …show more content…
Throughout the comic Hyung Suk in his Adonis like body are given special treatment, for example, he gets free merchandise at stores just for looking handsome and even a modeling career. But, with his original pudgy body anytime he steps into a store he is immediately turned away and told “you cannot afford what we sell” (Chapter 50) by the store manager. Even at the school talent show, Hyung Suk does a rap duo with a friend named Duk Hwa who is overweight and dwarf in stature. In the end the crowd roars with glee and only congratulates Hyung Suk on his part of the performance, completely disregarding Duk Hwa’s efforts on stage. Though Duk Hwa had the crowd enthralled by his rapping skills, with his shortcomings in the looks department, it leaves him in the