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Squid Game has featured a number of socio-economic issues along with few religious themes that highlight the issues. South Korea is one of the biggest names in the world economy. However, the current economy is forcing middle-class families to downgrade to lower class. Religion is not actively involved in Korean politics nor does it have any effect on their economy but Confucian constitutionalism still exists in a good way. Confucian constitutionalism as indirect constitutionalism has successfully helped to protect Korea’s otherwise liberal-democraticconstitutional order and largely lived up to the moral and political aspirations of Korean civil society that is itself “ethical” by character (Cho 1997; Kim 2018).

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References

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Books

  1. Strong, Mary. Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes : Themes and Variations from Prehistory to the Present, University of Texas Press, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/lib/mun/detail.action?docID=3443586.

  2. Graf, Fritz. "Myth". Ancient Religions, edited by Sarah Iles JOHNSTON, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2021, pp. 45-58. https://doi-org.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/10.4159/9780674039186-008

  3. Lévi-Strauss, Claude. "One. The Meeting of Myth and Science". Myth and Meaning, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017, pp. 5-14. https://doi-org.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/10.3138/9781442654112-003

Internet Sources

  1. Kim, Jae-Ha. “Squid Game” Is a Social Allegory Informed by Korean History, teenvogue, 2021.

  2. Romano, Aja. What Squid Game’s fantasies and harsh realities reveal about Korea,vox, 2021.

  3. Doyle, John. "Squid Game is a Parable of Capitalist Exploitation: OPINION." The Globe and Mail, Oct 04, 2021. ProQuest, https://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/squid-game-is-parable-capitalist-exploitation/docview/2578660281/se-2?accountid=12378.

  4. The Murder and Mayhem Is Only Part of What Makes Squid Game so Disturbing. 2021.

  5. Boot, Max. "The Success of ‘Squid Game’ Illustrates the Benefits of Globalization and Free Trade."ProQuest, Oct 05, 2021, https://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url?url=https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/success-squid-game-illustrates-benefits/docview/2579217571/se-2?accountid=12378.

  6. Butler, Bethonie. "Netflix’s Intensely Popular ‘Squid Game’ is Worth the Hype — and Much Deeper than its Chilling Violence."ProQuest, Oct 04, 2021, https://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url?url=https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/netflix-s-intensely-popular-squid-game-is-worth/docview/2578927211/se-2?accountid=12378.

  7. Delingpole, James. "Television: Squid Game." The Spectator, Oct 16, 2021. ProQuest, https://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/television-squid-game/docview/2581752468/se-2?accountid=12378.

  8. W.Sen, Neil. 4 Hidden Art References Showcased In 'Squid Game' That Will Blow Your Mind, mensxp, 2021.

  9. IES, The Cultural Atlas, 2021.  Retrieved from: https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au

  10. Reading Symbols In Squid Game: Contemplating Social Structure And Capitalism We Live In, VOI, 2021.

 

Articles

  1. Kim, Sungmoon. "From Remonstrance to Impeachment: A Curious Case of “Confucian Constitutionalism” in South Korea." Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 44, no. 3, 2019, pp. 586-616. ProQuest, https://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/remonstrance-impeachment-curious-case-confucian/docview/2397893139/se-2?accountid=12378, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lsi.2018.24.

  2. Harkness, Nicholas. "Encore!: Homecoming Recitals in Christian South Korea." Journal of Korean Studies, vol. 17 no. 2, 2012, p. 351-381. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/jks.2012.0026.

  3. Brunk, Timothy. “Christian Symbol and Ritual: An Introduction. By Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. 178 Pages. $17.95 (Paper).” Horizons, vol. 34, no. 2, 2007, pp. 363–364., doi:10.1017/S0360966900004618.

  4. Briggs, Richard S. “Sacrifice Unveiled. The True Meaning of Christian Sacrifice.” Ecclesiology, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 130–132. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1163/174553110X541049.

  5. Nauta, R. “Cain and Abel: Violence, Shame and Jealousy.” Pastoral Psychology, vol. 58, no. 1, Springer US, 2009, pp. 65–73, doi:10.1007/s11089-008-0146-x.

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