From " Parasitic High Stream " in 2019, last year's " Squid Game ", to this year's popular "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", all of them have taken the perspective of South Korea's "bottom society" and revealed the tragic situation under the class society of South Korea. Even singer IU once said: "There is nothing more painful than poverty." How difficult is the poor in South Korea to turn over? and below see the disadvantages of Korean "class society" from the Korean drama "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group"! is "birth is the future" in South Korea, and it is impossible to make a comeback without entering large companies! As long as you have money, you can still "buy" other people's achievements and dreams!
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", see the disadvantages of "class" in South Korea 1: "Poverty" is the original sin
The division of Korean class society has made many people subconsciously label the "poor" with an invisible label - is "poverty" the original sin? In "Life Victory Group", Li Chengtian, played by Lu Xingcai , is poor because of his poor family, so no matter how good his talent or how upright and kind he is, he cannot get rid of his classmates' despise and violence. It is precisely because of his poverty that Li Chengtian suffered humiliation.
In "Little Girl", In-joo, played by Kim Go-eun , has a simple personality and a pure mind, but is excluded by her colleagues in the company. The reason is that she is also because of "poverty". Whether the family's economic prosperity seems to have become one of the criteria for judging people in society. In "Life Victory Group", Li Chengtian's father was trampled on, and he was trampled on; In "Little Woman", Inzhu's parents gave them a poor environment for growth, and the three sisters also had to grow up with all the labels of "poverty".
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", see the disadvantages of South Korea's "class" 2: Born is the future
Korean "gold spoon" and "silver spoon" must have heard of South Korea, but South Korea has also subdivided more spoons of different materials, resulting in a "spoon class theory". In South Korea, one's own "class" is determined by birth, which is why "Life Victory Group" says that Lee Seung-ten is the representative of the earth spoon and Huang Tai-yong was born with a golden spoon in his mouth.
We often hear "rich second generation" and "rich third generation". Children born in wealthy families can inherit the achievements and money of the previous generation, and similarly, "poverty" is also "hereditary". It is very difficult to change the family environment. Korean social class does not only express the public's vision, but even the resources, education, work, etc. obtained are closely related to "birth", which is why there is the saying "birth is the future".
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", see the disadvantages of South Korea's "Class" 3: Money flow is fixed
After graduating from Korean college students, most of them want to work in "big companies". In Korean dramas, we often see characters in the drama running around for interviews. The so-called "big companies" in South Korea are nothing more than , Samsung , LG and other companies that we often hear about. In a society where large enterprises are the main economic control, money flows are fixed, and small and medium-sized enterprises can hardly share any benefits.
The salary gap between large Korean enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises is very serious. By 2019, there was a 40% gap in salary between small and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea. For example, the annual salary of large Korean enterprises is 50 million won, while most small and medium-sized enterprises have more than 20 million won and less than 30 million. Most of the money is concentrated in large enterprises and upper-level circles, and it is difficult for people from small and medium-sized enterprises to turn over.
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", Korean "Class" 4: Uneven resource allocation
In addition, poverty or not also has a lot to do with the social resources obtained. In addition to studying, children from wealthy families will also learn many talents and expertise, and will spend 100,000 won per month on tutoring.It is also obvious in the Korean drama " Sky City " in the past that rich Korean families will spend money to hire tutors, find exam learning resources, etc. As long as they have money, there is almost nothing that cannot be done for their children.
And the poor are different. For the poor, let alone learning talents, they are likely to be difficult to raise the cost of general tutoring. Even in "Little Girl", Inhui relied on helping her classmate Xiaolin draw and participate in competitions to earn money, and the final award was won by Xiaolin. Renhui's strength is not worth mentioning in front of Xiaolin's family background. Xiaolin not only has a good family background, is rich and has resources, but also can "buy" other people's achievements and dreams based on this.
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", South Korea's "Class" 5: The status of chaebols is supreme
In Korea, the status of parents directly affects the status of children, the status of chaebols is supreme, and the status of poor people is as humble as an ant. In the past, we have heard of "school bullying" in South Korea, and many of the cases ended up being forced to leave the chaebol's identity and background. In "Life Victory Group", we also see that even if Li Chengtian is bullied by his classmates, he will never dare to fight back, because he knows that he can't afford to offend, and he knows more deeply that he can't take responsibility for anything.
However, when Lee Seung-ten exchanged fate with Huang Taiyong, he could raise his gun and say the sentence without fear: "After all, I am Huang Taiyong." I believe that after watching "Little Woman", people also have a deep understanding of the huge gap in the status of the Korean chaebol and the poor. For Won Sang-ah, she could regard 70 billion as a film to spend it casually, playing with the three sisters in their palms; but for In-joo, 70 billion is something he wants to protect.
From "Little Woman" and "Life Victory Group", see the disadvantages of South Korea's "Class" 6: Exploiting the Corporate Culture at the Lower Level
The reason why Korean poor people are difficult to turn over is not only the future, but also the "Exploiting the Corporate Culture at the Lower Level". Working overtime without legitimate reasons, cutting costs, delaying payroll, being transferred or fired inexplicably is almost a common occurrence in South Korea. In the corporate culture where senior management can exploit the lower class, a "common" workplace bullying has gradually formed. If those victims do not have a background, they will either tolerate or leave their jobs, and some will choose to settle themselves.
Whether it is from a small and medium-sized enterprise or a family with poor economic conditions, it will definitely not be popular in the Korean social class, and there is no possibility of "suffering losses is taking advantage." According to Yonhap News Agency , more than 60% of the people believe that no matter how hard they work, it is difficult to cross the social class and improve their economic status under such circumstances. This is why most poor Koreans cannot turn over.
