A review by veronikav
Poverty by Baek Sin-ae

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

 
In Poverty, Baek Sinae describes the grueling conditions in which an old poor woman has to work to make a living for her family. She has to take care of herself and her two sons and their wives as they are pregnant. She not only has to suffer the indignation of poverty, she also has to make ends meet for her family. Through this story she faces ridicule and discrimination, both of her sons are complete failures and the whole family relies only on her. Baek Sinae's work is not particularly noteworthy when it comes to literary value however it still expresses very well the dire conditions of impoverished Koreans living in colonial Korea.