Flashlight

The flashlight is the book’s central emblem of attention. It is carried before darkness, which turns care into a practice rather than a reaction. In Flashlight the light is often not needed and is still brought along, so the object teaches readiness as a way of loving others. It also marks power. The person who holds the light sets the pace, chooses the path, and decides when the walk ends. By the close, the image becomes a method for living after loss, a steady craft rather than a revelation.

Names

Names operate as portable borders. Seok is Hiroshi at school and Seok at home, then Serk in another country. The change is not decorative. Each name grants or denies access and teaches the body to pause before speech. The symbol gathers the book’s concern with adaptation. It shows identity as a practice that keeps...