Truth comes from feelings and experiences influenced by values ​​and society. Images of wants and needs are created based on perceptions and everyday life practices of what people think they should be. In the poem “Monologue for an Onion” by Suji Kwock Kim, the author describes a reality of truth and perception through the use of tone. By exploring the values ​​of structure and theme, you analyze the truths behind the poem and connect the pitying and mocking tone to the important attributes of each character. The contrasting characteristics of the onion compared to the person are significant elements that make the poem satisfying and credible. If you examine the title "Monologue for an Onion", you might suggest that the poem is actually about a monologue of an onion. It was actually a monologue, but the author chose to have two characters against one. This is significant because the tone of the poem is based on the characters' reactions to each other. Monologues usually incorporate individuals talking about a serious topic that inevitably allows people to think. I wondered who the victim actually was. Both characters could have manipulated each other to get their desired endings. So what was the problem in the poem? The serious thing incorporated into the poem was the desire and search for truth and the power of relationship. Ironically, the situation is expressed through the voice of an onion. The irony lies precisely in talking about the onion. This is seen as a ridiculous preposition because onions don't talk. The onion not only has the ability to communicate with the human being it addresses, but also has the legitimacy to express words of wisdom. If a poet chose to make a speech about the onion, others would suggest that the poem involved humor....... middle of paper... that he is “pure onion/ Of outside and inside, surface and secret core.” (8-9) stating that for him there were no secrets, which was contrary to the person he was addressing. The onion was real in the way he presented himself; very wise and assertive but the person was lost in his imagined truths , seeking an impossible existence. The constant war between the two was the result of the essence of love and definition that each character believed it was he was causing the person a lot of pain, maybe they shouldn't have been together. He couldn't meet the person's definition of love and by the end of the poem they were both mentally exhausted and had lost everything he defined it as finding love.