![]() ![]() 2 Squid Game as anti-capitalist allegory - a theoretical approach Lastly, a summarising conclusion ends this paper. Afterward, Squid Gameis being approached through Althusser’s theories on ideologyto properly provide a valid discussion on why that series resembles an anti-capitalist allegory. In order to answer the stated question, capitalism in South Korea and its roots are portrayed firstly, followed by a broad and founded explanation of why Squid Gameis considered a capitalist dystopia. Consequently, the leading question of this paper is, as follows, to what extent can Althusser’s theories be applied to the Netflix series Squid Gameand, hence, be considered anti-capitalist? In this paper and to shed light on this allegory, the anti-capitalism and its implications are aimed to be approached through Althusser’s theories on ideologyand capitalism. Summarised, Squid Gamerepresents Netflix’s most-watched series with 1.65 billion viewing hours within the first four weeks following its release (Di Placido, 2021).Īccording to the provided plot summary, it becomes clear that the dystopian series Squid Gameis based on an anti-capitalist allegory. Moreover, the protagonist Gi-hun is introduced as a social failure who has malfunctioned to live up to his responsibilities as an absent father to his daughter, and a passionate gambler wasting his mother’s hard-earned money who, consequently, cannot pay her bills anymore (Squid Game, 2021). ![]() ![]() The main characters of the show are Seong Gi-hun, as player 456, Cho Sang-woo, as player 218, Hwang Jun-ho, as a Police officer, and Kang Sae-byeok, as player 067. Additionally, the main reason why the players participate is their financial dept. It deals with traditional Korean children’s games altered as a deadly contest, in which 456 players risk their lives to win W45.6 billion. Such ideology happens to appear in the South Korean Netflix show Squid Game.The Korean survival drama series was purposely created for the streaming platform Netflix by Hwang Dong-hyuk and had its worldwide release in September 2021. “ deology never says, ‘I am ideological’.” (Althusser, 1970:41), as Althusser (1970:6) defines ideologyas the tasks of the exploited (proletarians), exploiters (capitalists), exploiters’ auxiliaries (managers), or high priests of the ruling ideology (its functionaries). 2 Squid Gameas anti-capitalist allegory - a theoretical approachĢ.3 Squid Gameas anti-capitalist allegory - an approach to Althusser ![]()
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