The Lakeside Murder Case
You're the one who said I'd only lose out if I didn't go to a good school, Mom
October 2, 2020
The Lakeside Murder Case
Keigo Higashino
Random House Korea
2010-03-05
9788991207455
Review
After a superficial murder case, it depicts a collective madness that paralyzes common sense and reason.
It shows how parents who appear to be ordinary middle class discard law and morality and unanimously participate in the extreme choice of body disposal.
They justify irrational behavior with the single excuse of children's exams.
It seems that in Japan, too,
It is not just a test, but a culmination of years of economic, emotional, and social investment.
However, their conspiracy likely had a stronger power in building solidarity based on each other's weaknesses as collateral.
The wrong ambition of parents, that my family's success is more important than others' lives and that responsibility can be avoided through meticulous planning, is projected onto their children.
It shows how parents who appear to be ordinary middle class discard law and morality and unanimously participate in the extreme choice of body disposal.
They justify irrational behavior with the single excuse of children's exams.
It seems that in Japan, too,
entrance exams do not simply mean academic achievement.It is not just a test, but a culmination of years of economic, emotional, and social investment.
However, their conspiracy likely had a stronger power in building solidarity based on each other's weaknesses as collateral.
The wrong ambition of parents, that my family's success is more important than others' lives and that responsibility can be avoided through meticulous planning, is projected onto their children.