What is Kumomori?

Kumomori was the Japanese translation of Ling's name and it symbolizes her captivity. Tominaga insisted on using Kumomori instead of Ling, which angered Ling on one level but that gave her a means of escape on another. She could literally use this as an alternative personality, leaving Kumomoi to endure the harsh realities of the prison camp while Ling escaped to the imaginary garden she and Yun Hong created. .