“The Melancholy of Race” in Chang-Rae Lee’s Native Speaker
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"The Melancholy of Race" inChang-Rae Lee's Native SpeakerEunjoo WooThe protagonist, Henry Park, Henry's father (Mr. Park), and a politician, John Kwang, in Chang-rae Lee's Native Speaker go through the experiences of Korean American immigration and assimilation in the United States. From the viewpoint of mourning and melancholia, this essay examines how those main characters undergo the process of identity formation and a politics of racial melancholia.In the novel, Lee introduces two types of first generation Korean American immigrants: Mr. Park and John Kwang. Both of them pursue their American dreams. Mr. Park seeks for achieving material success, and John Kwang pursues obtaining political power in New York. Yet, Mr. Park suffers from a loss in social status which he had to abandon as an immigrant: John Kwang is expelled by the American majority in his political campaign. The losses of the first generation are passed on to the second- generation Korean American, Henry. He also has to face his ambivalent ethnic identity.In conclusion, this essay points out that both the characters in the novel and the author, Lee, struggle to overcome the politics of racial melancholia. Moreover, this essay presents that Henry's identity crisis as a Korean American could be resolved when he can properly "mourn" his lost Korean heritage, Korean language, and Korean identity.
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