Question #3

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2005)

#3. The French man coldly profited off the emotional imbalances of Nicky and the South Korean ex-officers. To anyone who was desperate for cash, or whose psychosis demanded it, he stood ready to lure them in.
He represents that aspect of society which is ready to capitalize on ghastly living situations, whether it be due to war or dire social conditions. In this case it was both. He is the pimp who will whore out girls freshly driven from their family farms. He is the heroine dealer who will accept family heirlooms as credit to keep an addict's buzz going.
It may be the politicians and the generals who create the hell that is war, but it is individuals like the Frenchman who capitalize it, further tearing the bond between husband and wife, neighbor and neighbor.