오징어게임이 보여주는 한국 사회와 문화 편집하기 (부분)

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The Netflix series <i>Squid Game</i> sharply illuminates social issues in contemporary Korean society—including economic inequality, class disparity, and debt crisis—through the extreme premise of a survival game. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk symbolically portrays modern individuals forced to make desperate choices for economic survival through the story of 456 participants competing for 45.6 billion won in prize money at the risk of their lives. Beyond mere entertainment, the series presents a socially critical narrative that encourages critical reflection on structural problems within Korean society.

The participants, including protagonist Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae), are individuals driven to desperation by debt for various reasons. Gi-hun faces debts from business failure and gambling addiction, Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) from embezzlement charges, and North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) from the burden of support her family, and Pakistani migrant worker Ali Abdul (Anupam Tripathi) from unpaid wages. Their stories reflect real issues existing in Korean society: household debt, youth unemployment, discrimination against migrant workers, settlement difficulties for North Korean defectors, and elderly poverty. The series starkly reveals the survival challenges faced by the economically vulnerable.

The drama also reveals cultural codes of Korean society through themes of family relationships, human connections, trust, and betrayal. Gi-hun’s relationship with his mother, Sae-byeok’s sense of responsibility toward her brother, and Sang-woo’s social status as an elite university graduate illustrate the influence of family obligations, educational credentials (<i>hakbeol</i>), and social face (<i>chemyeon</i>) on individuals in Korean society. By combining universal critique of capitalism with Korea-specific cultural contexts, <i>Squid Game</i> gained global resonance while contributing to broader understanding of Korean society, demonstrating how economic pressures intersect with deeply rooted cultural values and social structures.