Disclaimer: i have an english degree but im a long way from any kind of scholarly authority. I just want to talk more deeply about one of my favorite works of fiction in all of its forms!

I wanted to break down the concepts more and bring up examples throughout the story, and connect them to concepts surrounding the loneliness epidemic and community but i lost motivation. I'd still love to talk about it if anyone is interested!

ORV is a story about the relationship between a reader and a story, but also the connections between people. Communicating even when such a thing should be impossible."

Thinking thoughts toward someone is not the same as saying it out loud.

'However, we still have to talk. Even if there is a huge wall, there is a person behind that wall.' She emphasizes that you have to write on the wall, because even if someone can’t see it now. Someday someone might.

At the same time, he is scared of people. Scared of others talking about him. Scared to find out their truths, of uncertainty. Using the Wall of Impossible Communication, Jang Hayoung tells him to talk to people:

Dokja is not a people person. He’s an introvert that finds it difficult to talk to even one person at a time. This is something that is moreso illustrated in the novel than in the manhwa. However, in those one on one conversations, he is able to build a rapport with people. He’s witty, smart.

Being a reader, or rather being the type of reader that Kim Dokja is can be an isolating experience. Using fictional worlds as a way to escape a harsh reality is not shameful- can even be necessary- but when reality is eschewed for the fictional, it can make communicating with others feel difficult.

What’s the point of trying to talk to someone who won’t understand you, who doesn’t see the same world as you do?

"It is impossible to truly and completely know another person. Someone’s motivations, no matter how clearly articulated, will always contain something undefined and unsaid. Even things that you might deem objective, like colors or sounds, can be perceived differently by different people.

I'll probably go through my comments on his videos and pick out discussions that I'd like to talk about in greater detail!

I'd particularly recommend his video when we learn about Dokja's relationship with his mother: www.youtube.com/live/3lRh9pk...