"The only thing to be feared in the world is the people. The people always endure and wait, but when they exceed limits, they resolutely tear down the old era."
Today's Question
Among the customs or conventions forced by society, have you ever thought 'this should really change soon'? If so, what was it?
The rebel who dreamed of revolution against Joseon's inequality
Heo Gyun was an innovative scholar-statesman who witnessed the suffering of the people under strict class systems and discrimination.
He wrote the first Korean novel 'Hong Gildong-jeon,' drawing a classless world. Angry at nobles who ignored the hunger of the people, he was executed under charges of treason, never stopping his challenge to old values.