Park Yeong-ho Character Analysis in Human Acts

Park Yeong-ho is Seon-ju’s boss at the activist environmental organization where she now works. Yeong-ho is younger than Seon-ju, and he looks up to her because he knows she used to organize and protest with famed labor activist Seong-hee. Yeong-ho is the only one of Seon-ju’s colleagues with whom she has any real relationship, and he often sweetly teases her about her impeccable work ethic.

Park Yeong-ho Character Timeline in Human Acts

The timeline below shows where the character Park Yeong-ho appears in Human Acts. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

A few days later, Seon-ju is staying late at work when her boss, Park Yeong-ho drops by. Park is cramming, hoping to shut down a nearby nuclear reactor. He... (full context)

When Park notices that Seon-ju is using the Dictaphone, smoking cigarettes, and drinking coffee, he assumes she... (full context)

Back in the present, Seon-ju pretends to go home when Park leaves the office. But secretly, she turns around, planning to stay in the office so... (full context)

...and Masan. She knows that the person responsible for all of this violence is President Park Chung-hee. (full context)

That October, Park Chung-hee was assassinated, and soon after, Chun Doo-hwan rose to power as the next president.... (full context)