Squid Game” Is a Social Allegory Informed by Korean History

Squid Game, is an intensely violent Korean drama with a plot that has been likened to the dystopian setting of the The Hunger Games.

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North Korea Gives Props to 'Squid Game' for Critiquing South Korea's 'Beastly' Realities of Capitalism : r/worldnews

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North Korean website says 'Squid Game' reflects South Korea's 'brutal' society

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It's an allegory: N.Korea website says 'Squid Game' reflects S.Korea's 'beastly' society

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South Korean actors in Netflix originals want better pay. The company refuses to meet with their union - Los Angeles Times

Netflix's 'Squid Game' Turns Debt Into a Bloody Game - The Atlantic

The players are not told that there can only be one winner when the rules are explained by the manager in episode 1. : r/squidgame

Squid Game's creator struggled financially for a decade before the script got picked up. This is the response to that thread : r/SelfAwarewolves

There Is More to 'Squid Game' Than Gleeful Violence and Viciousness - The Ringer