The Vegetarian
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Chapter 1: The Vegetarian Chapter 2: Mongolian Mark Chapter 3: Flaming Trees
Themes
All Themes The Body, Agency, and Resistance Humanity and Violence vs. Vegetation and Innocence Breaking Social Conventions Misunderstanding, Isolation, and Madness
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Characters
All Characters Yeong-hye In-hye Mr. Cheong The Brother-in-Law / In-hye’s Husband Yeong-hye’s Father Yeong-hye’s Mother Ji-woo J
Terms
All Terms Mongolian Mark
Symbols
All Symbols Meat Plants Bras
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The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis Summary
  • Chapter 1: The Vegetarian
  • Chapter 2: Mongolian Mark
  • Chapter 3: Flaming Trees
Themes
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  • The Body, Agency, and Resistance Theme Icon
    The Body, Agency, and Resistance
  • Humanity and Violence vs. Vegetation and Innocence Theme Icon
    Humanity and Violence vs. Vegetation and Innocence
  • Breaking Social Conventions Theme Icon
    Breaking Social Conventions
  • Misunderstanding, Isolation, and Madness Theme Icon
    Misunderstanding, Isolation, and Madness
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Characters
  • All Characters
  • Yeong-hye
  • In-hye
  • Mr. Cheong
  • The Brother-in-Law / In-hye’s Husband
  • Yeong-hye’s Father
  • Yeong-hye’s Mother
  • Ji-woo
  • J
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Mongolian Mark
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Meat Symbol Icon
    Meat
  • Plants Symbol Icon
    Plants
  • Bras Symbol Icon
    Bras
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Mongolian Mark

A blue birthmark common to people of Asian descent. It often disappears before a person turns five years old and almost always before puberty. In The Vegetarian, the brother-in-law becomes obsessed with the fact… read analysis of Mongolian Mark
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