Joo Young-jak's father, suffering from alcoholism, terminal liver failure, and dementia. A Korean War refugee whose lingering communist nostalgia contrasts with the family's modern struggles.
Establishes the formal family hierarchy and Ho-jeong's role within the patriarchal household.
Represents the external intrusion of youth and transgression into the family's private sphere.
Symbolizes the external corruption seeping into the family's moral foundation.
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