For my artwork, I decided to choose a South Korean show called “Sky Castle”. It was made in 2018 written by Yoo Hyun-Mi and directed by Jo Hyun-Tak. This show discusses the issues of Korean education and society, and how strict it can be. It also focuses on social class, and how poor people are looked down upon. It’s something like “If you don’t have the money, you can’t do it.” But the poor people prove them wrong. Additionally, it shows the negative impacts it leaves on families and the pressure that students go through. Also to show how far some parents will go to get their children into the best schools possible through corruption.
The reason I chose this artwork is that it really interests me how different the education system is here in America compared to in Korea. When I say different, I mean by how strict it is and the pressure to do well. This pressure can lead to students committing self-harm, and ultimately ending their lives. It shows how far people are willing to go to be better than others just because they have money. I wanted to talk about this show in my essay and compare it to American education and society. This artist’s work attempts to expose the truth about how cruel the education system is and the corruption that goes on within the higher class. It shines a light on this issue that people don’t/can’t really speak out about.
I really like this topic because how you mentioned it really isn’t a topic that is spoken about. Something that I feel you can mention in your writing is the differences of the education system before vs. now. I believe that there are many changes for example the education system may have been more stricter before compared to now