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The Goblin's Bride Essay

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The Goblin’s Bride: An Economics Analysis Economics is the study of how supply and demand interact within an economy. It is important to realize that the concept of economics is everywhere, from the small decisions made in daily life to the life decisions of buying a house for the first time. That means that even within television economic ideas are portrayed in the characters. The Korean drama “The Goblin’s Bride” is no exception. The main character often finds herself mulling over the trade-offs of an economic decision as a young adult encountering the “real world” for the first time. The main female character, Ji Eun Tak, is from a poor family and she has to work multiple jobs in order to attend college(episode 1). Her struggles are the …show more content…

That decision was economically rational. An economically rational decision is made by identifying a goal, evaluating the pay offs of each possible route to that goal and then selecting the best path. In this way, Eun Tak is a rational character. Since, Eun Tak lives with her aunt and is an orphan she is very low on the social ladder in modern Korea (although this is not unique to Korea). Her desperation to gather money for college also reflects some of the values in South Korean society. In South Korea, family connections are important for a good start in terms of social standing. Because her surrogate family did not treat her as well as their own children it was much harder for her to succeed in her studies. After living with a lower quality of life for most of her life she knew what the rest of her life would be like if she did not pursue higher education (episode 4). These facts make Eun tak’s decision even more rational because she knew that without the safety net of a family, to support her, she needed a skill to make her marketable compared to competitors with family ties. To earn a college degree without the help of anyone else shows determination, and all employers want determined

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