The purpose of the present article is to study the social implications of repetitive metaphors in the film and of the word Parasite (2019) and to observe what makes the life of a lower-class family parasitic within a typical capitalistic society. In the mainstream discussion, the metaphorical functions of such words as ‘smell,’ ‘insects,’ ‘the rock,’ and ‘the party’ are assessed within the context of the film. The central questions of the article, therefore, are: What are the recurrent and metaphorical motifs in the plotline and how can their implications be related to the overall theme of the film? How does Parasite exhibit the clash of classes in a capitalist society? To answer the questions, the present study offers a comprehensive analysis of its recurring metaphors as well as its treatment of the characters who visibly belong to two completely different classes. Through a complex story of two families whose fate gets intermingled, Bong Joon-ho masterfully presents a metaphoric picture of a society where inequality is rampant and the poor can only experience temporary happiness in the shadow of the rich (represented by the Park family).

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奉俊昊《寄生虫》中隐喻的社会意义

本文的目的是研究电影中重复的隐喻和寄生虫（2019）这个词的社会含义，并观察是什么让一个下层家庭的生活寄生在典型的资本主义社会中。在主流讨论中，“气味”、“昆虫”、“岩石”和“派对”等词的隐喻功能是在电影的语境中评估的。因此，这篇文章的核心问题是：情节中反复出现的隐喻主题是什么，它们的含义如何与电影的整体主题相关联？《寄生虫》如何展现资本主义社会的阶级冲突？为了回答问题，本研究对其反复出现的隐喻以及对明显属于两个完全不同类别的人物的处理进行了全面分析。通过两个命运交织的家庭的复杂故事，奉俊昊巧妙地隐喻了一个不平等现象猖獗、穷人只能在富人（以朴家为代表）的阴影下体验暂时幸福的社会。