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Assignment definition and meaning

   

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04 March 2020
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A parasite is that organism that lives within other creatures and retrieves all its benefits at
others’ expense. The current social issue based film Parasite (2019) is considered worth
reading because the filmmaker and actors have depicted the social classes that existed in our
society in a very apt manner (The Guardian). The movie follows the storyline in which the
Kim family are struggling to survive their livelihood until their son Ki-woo was given an
unexpected opportunity of tutoring the daughter of the Parks family. Without having any
prior experience, Ki-woo accepted the opportunity and helped the entire Kim family to get
infiltrate into this lavish household by assigning them with specific responsibilities (Alex
Jung, 2020). After getting a secure job, the two families, Kim and Parks maintained a
servitude and riches based relationship. This relationship maintains until an unforeseen
parasite threatens to destroy exposing the real truth. The topic of the paper is to provide an
analysis of the movie "Parasite" Luigi's directed by Bong Joon Ho. The thesis topic is “social
inequality leads to lie and fraud”
The story highlights the difference in social status between poor and riches. The movie
parasite describes how the working-class people are forced to involve in conflict against each
other for scraps. On the contrary, the rich families can maintain a comfortable life which is
achieved by the efforts of individuals working beneath them. The major question asked in
this movie is that "is it possible for the poor to step into the life of the rich?". The first
example is that the Kim family is bound to fold pizza boxes to make some cash, while their
children cannot afford their Wi-Fi and therefore steal it from a nearby coffee shop. This
example supports the poverty situation of Kim's family (Suhyun 2010). Another example
describes the richness of Park's family. In this plot of the movie, it is showcased that Park's
family enjoys their vacation for a camping trip, which is not possible for Kim's family. This
example also describes the difference between the social status of rich and poor. Another
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