If thriller dramas are to your taste, then Mother is the answer to your binge-watch cravings. The 2018 tvN drama is a remake of a Japanese drama of the same name. The show depicts how sometimes a biological mother can’t do for her kid what a substitute mother can. Here, we will walk through some of the best lines and quotes from the drama. Given the fact that the drama was so heavily emotionally charged, we have some equally emotional quotes from Mother. The ones who enjoyed the show can take a walk through the memory lane. Meanwhile, for those who haven’t, it’s a glimpse into what the drama is like.
The drama first came out in January 2018. tvN network is known for its novel content in dramas, and Mother’s Korean adaptation was a great move. The drama revolves around Kang Soo-jin, a temporary elementary teacher, and Kim Hybe-na, her student. Kang Soo-jin belongs to the thought process of how she would never be a mother, but fate has something else planned for her. In her class of elementary students, she notices something is off with one of the students. It’s a girl called Kim Hye-na. When Soo-jin digs further, she comes across the fact that the kid is getting abused at her home. Distraught by this, Soo-jin’s natural motherly instinct is provoked, and she decides to become Hye-na’s adoptive mother and takes her away with her.
A drama that deals with such a sensitive topic have some heartwarming quotes. Let’s check out quotes from Mother.
Memorable Quotes From Mother
1. “You cannot read a letter when dead. The truth is, heaven doesn’t exist, either.”- Kim Hye-na
Classroom #3, where Hye na is a student in, faces a loss. The class was collectively raising a duck that had passed away. As a part of the dealing with loss and grief project, the kids are asked to write a letter to the duck in its memory. Every kid is busy writing except for Hye-na. When asked for the reason, she replies with the above-given line. Such a deep thought that, too, from a kid, was a shocker for Soo-jin.
2. “I wanted to go somewhere far away, but I had nowhere to go. So I read a lot of books, because I could immediately be whisked away elsewhere by opening one”- Kang Soo-jin
This one is actually relatable to even most of us. Books are the best escape from reality, and for someone like Soo-jin, whose childhood was lonely, books must have been her best companion.
3. “I put everything on the line to ensure that she’d grow up without ever finding anything. But if she were to find out the reason for that now, the many years I’ve lived like this will be rendered useless.”- Nam Hong-hee
Many times, mothers make sacrifices that are only understood by them. And it’s only right to be so. No one else has to know the reason. Hong-see, who was the biological mother of Soo-jin, had to leave her daughter for her sake. She even says later that she didn’t abandon her child. She just didn’t want her daughter to feel ashamed because of her. So many untold sacrifices are made each day, and women are even pointed fingers at if they choose the best for their kids.
4. “When giving birth, mothers contemplate whether they should live or die a couple of times. It can be so painful for them, but they overcome moments such as that again and again and become true mothers.”- Jung Jin-hong
Jin-hong happens to be the companion of Soo-jin, who shares her love for birds with her. This line is so poignant and impactful because childbirth is said to be one of the most painful things ever. Even then, mothers choose to do it because there is no better feeling than the feeling of motherhood.
5. “I’m just the same as other moms. Just as mothers give birth to children, something similar occurred in my heart. I can give up my own life for Hye-na’s sake, and I feel as if we are connected. I feel as if moms are born too, just as children are born.” – Kang Soo-jin
As Soo-jin’s concern for Hye-na increases, she decides to adopt Hye-na as her own kid. Soo-jin believed all the time that she couldn’t be a mother anytime, but here she was, harboring such motherly love for Hye-na. Hence, mothers can be born out of an individual, too, just like children. This is one of the quotes from Mother that is the essence of the entire show in these few lines.
You can watch Mother here.
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