Mother’s brother, and Hyeonseo and Min-ho’s uncle. Uncle Poor falls in songbun after he marries a woman from a collective farm. He is a talented artist, and he could paint the portraits of the Great Leaders; however, because of his low songbun, he is only allowed to paint propaganda placards. Uncle Poor reflects the importance of songbun within North Korean society, and its ability to determine one’s job and lifestyle.
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Chapter 2: The City at the Edge of the World
...different careers. Uncle Money is a successful executive at a trading company in Pyongyang, but Uncle Poor fell in songbun after marrying a woman from a collective farm. Uncle Poor is a...
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