Ijin Yu Writing Analysis

Ijin Yu Writing Analysis Introduction and Backstory Ijin is shown as an individual who spent most of his life in the field of combat, barely having any form of social interaction outside of that. When he was 9, he was in a plane crash that not only ended the lives of his parents, but caused him to lose his memories. He was founded and raised by “The Camp”, a program made by Iron (a global military corporation), dedicated to turning around 1,000 recruits into deadly mercenaries. For five years, he was forced to survive grueling training conditions, being bullied and tortured by other members of the camp, and being put through war zones. He eventually became the best number in the camp, earning the title “001”. However, he began to defect from the camp due to not wanting to kill a mother and her child. The camp tried to kill him off, only to be nearly eradicated by 003. He continued to work as a mercenary for another five years until he met Major Kang Hamchan, who traced Ijin’s family and returned him home. Altruism and Utilitarianism Altruism is the principle and practice of concern for the well-being and/or happiness of other humans or animals above oneself. Utilitarianism is a theory of morality that advocates actions that foster happiness or pleasure and oppose actions that cause unhappiness or harm. Despite the “survival of the fittest” mentality The Camp had, Ijin never truly adopted this way of thinking, even during his time as a number. This is all because of the …