The novel *No Farewell* recreates the historical memory of the 1948 Jeju "April 3 Incident" through a three-part narrative structure. The first part, "Bird," depicts the dreams and inner journey of the protagonist, Kyung-ha. In the second part, "Night," Kyung-ha discovers newspaper clippings about the Jeju "April 3 Incident" hidden in In-sun's home, gradually uncovering the truth of the event and In-sun's family history. The third part, "Spark," follows Kyung-ha as she, guided by In-sun's "spirit," experiences the historical pain of Jeju Island's residents and gains the courage to reconcile with history. The novel's narrative focus lies in how individuals confront the questions of memory and history, rather than a factual retelling of historical events. Han Kang's narrative strategy breaks from the conventional external perspective on the Jeju "April 3 Incident," centering instead on the islanders themselves and reconstructing history from the viewpoints of those involved and their spontaneous recollections. By portraying suffering, she constructs a literary space where the living and the dead coexist, transforming collective memory into a shared experience. Han Kang's literary approach is regarded as "just writing" that restores justice. This paper further explores the new artistic techniques Han Kang employs in representing historical events—the recontextualization of historical memory—and analyzes her innovative writing methods through three dimensions: the contemporary context, the individual context, and the ethical context. ### Contemporary Context and Historical Burden The discussion addresses how the historical truth of the Jeju "April 3 Incident" was suppressed by military dictatorships, leading to the loss of authentic memory and a crisis of historical amnesia. Han Kang's novel *No Farewell* portrays, through the stories of Kyung-ha and In-sun, the difficulties of reclaiming historical memory in the 21st century. These challenges include Jeju Island's regional marginalization, generational divides, and the impact of societal changes. Jeju's unique characteristics, such as dialect differences and historical trauma, deepen its alienation from the mainland. The intergenerational transmission of memory creates emotional isolation, making it difficult for younger generations to integrate into society. As an outsider, Kyung-ha also struggles to confront the pain of history, reflecting how historical trauma affects individuals psychologically and physically. The novel reveals how historical trauma erodes social trust mechanisms and disrupts modern social order and ethical structures, confronting the reality of Korea's fractured trust and lack of cohesion. ### Individual Context and Memory of History Drawing on Assmann and Halbwachs' theories of collective memory, this section examines how Han Kang historicizes individual memories of the Jeju "April 3 Incident" in *No Farewell*. Through individual perspectives, Han Kang reveals the motivations and emotional dynamics behind personal historical memory, particularly the quest for truth and commemoration by survivors and their families. Kang Jung-shim, a survivor, resists historical oblivion by participating in memorial activities and exhuming remains—embodied practices of remembrance. Her daughter, In-sun, continues searching for her missing uncle after her mother's death and begins filming a documentary to record women's testimonies, demonstrating individual re-creation and trust-building within historical memory. Additionally, the chapter discusses the role of emotional bonds among friends in memory transmission, such as Kyung-ha and In-sun sharing dreams and creative projects, which fosters the courage to face history and repairs relationships between self and others. Through the transmission of individual memory, Han Kang exposes the roots of Korea's trust crisis: the primal trauma of historical violence and the rupture of memory in modernization. By confronting historical trauma and empathizing with others' suffering, Kyung-ha symbolically heals her own physical wounds, representing the restoration of trust between friends. ### Ethical Context and Life Writing This section explores how Han Kang's *No Farewell* recontextualizes historical memory within an ethical framework. Through the transmission of individual and collective memory, the novel uncovers the historical truth of the Jeju "April 3 Incident." Using cinematic narrative techniques, the novel connects the "April 3 Incident" to global state violence, emphasizing its universal significance. By depicting the physical pain shared among characters, the novel establishes emotional links between present subjects and historical others, enabling individuals to mourn the dead through empathy and find the courage to live on through remembrance. Han Kang's intertextual mechanism between bodily writing and historical trauma ensures that historical memory remains present across narrative time and space, exploring a path of recontextualization that imbues historical events with universal meaning and vitality.