Character Relationship Map: Parasite

Characters

• Kim Ki-taek (played by Song Kang-ho) — protagonist

  Cunning and desperate father who orchestrates a scheme to infiltrate a wealthy family's household.

• Ki-woo (played by Choi Woo-shik) — supporting

  Kim family's son who infiltrates the Park household as an English tutor and romantic lead.

• Ki-jung (played by Park So-dam) — supporting

  Kim family's daughter who forges credentials and infiltrates the Park household as an art therapist.

• Moon-gwang (played by Lee Jung-eun) — supporting

  Park family's housekeeper who hides her husband in the basement bunker.

• Chung-sook (played by Chang Hyae-jin) — supporting

  Kim family's mother who replaces Moon-gwang as the household cleaner.

• Da-song (played by Jung Hyeon-jun) — supporting

  Park family's son traumatized by the basement 'ghost', hired as art therapy target.

• Da-hye (played by Jung Zi-so) — supporting

  Park family's daughter who develops a secret romance with Ki-woo.

Key Relationships

• Kim Ki-taek → Da-song (Professional Driver)
• Chung-sook → Da-song (Professional Caregiver)
• Moon-gwang → Da-song (Conflict Trauma Source)
• Ki-jung → Da-song (Professional Therapist)
• Ki-woo → Da-song (Professional Tutor)
• Chung-sook → Moon-gwang (Conflict Enemy)
• Kim Ki-taek → Moon-gwang (Conflict Enemy)
• Ki-jung → Moon-gwang (Conflict Enemy)
• Ki-woo → Moon-gwang (Conflict Enemy)
• Ki-woo → Da-hye (Romantic Lover)
• Da-hye → Da-song (Family Sister)
• Ki-woo → Ki-jung (Family Brother)
• Chung-sook → Ki-jung (Family Mother)
• Chung-sook → Ki-woo (Family Mother)
• Kim Ki-taek → Ki-jung (Family Father)

Story Analysis

A socio-economic thriller exploring class disparity through deception, survival, and tragic collapse.

Plot Progression

1. Calculated Infiltration
2. Bunker Revelation
3. Class Collision
4. Tragic Aftermath