kdrama1-11, Exercise 2: A theme in three works

Model answer (class):

- The Housemaid (1960, Kim Ki-young): a household falls apart after a manipulative maid enters it (the article's plot). Reported: Bong Joon-ho says it inspired Parasite. My reading, not a claim from a source: both are about an outsider from a poorer background entering a wealthier household.
- Parasite (2019): a poor family places its members in jobs in a wealthy household; the article on Bong lists "social and class themes" first among his style. Reported: Palme d'Or and four Academy Awards.
- Squid Game (2021): indebted, desperate players take part in children's games for a cash prize; the article says Hwang Dong-hyuk drew on observed capitalism and class struggle in South Korea. My reading: the three works share the theme.

(Division alternative: Shiri, Joint Security Area, Crash Landing on You.)

Sources: the earlier chapters of this course.