there's so much of homecha that doesn't quite translate it's such a korean show. like when they brought up the same idea as in when the camellia blooms 사람 잡아먹는 팔자. people born with a fate that eats the people around them. they're not just saying dusik brings death with him they're saying his astrological fate (4 pillars 8 letters) is killing people and he is destined by the universe to be alone.
traditionally koreans practice ancestor veneration and family/clan ties are the biggest aspect of people's identity and your fate, worth, and future are a collective identity u and ur family share. if ur an orphan it means you've been abandoned, u r disconnected from ur lineage and you've done something in a past life that affects all the relationships you have in this life.
and the whole show has been working to undo this idea that it can be someone's fault they live a lonely life or that u can be destined to be lonely forever. and not in a way that says the traditional korean beliefs that inform that opinion are outdated and incorrect but by focusing on how in korean culture fate is defined as relationships and their consequences. acts of kindness and opening urself up to new ppl and reaching out can change your fate, dusik's kindness to hyejin set in motion the 7 years luck flower hyejin's dad bought for her and then it was revealed that it was dusik's grandpa's wish that even brought her into dusik's life over and over. people loving each other can counteract destiny and open opportunities for different kinds of fate. and human beings were meant to be in community together and change each other.
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