 His worst problems stem from his sister being disowned for selling herself to American soldiers and his father is leeching off his new wife.Even worse is that Chilsu's sister has not spoken to his family and Jina leads him on the entire time, which means his dreams of emigrating and marrying Jina are a delusion.On the other hand, Mansu's problems stem from his father's affiliation with communists, which denies him an education and decent employment and is the root of his extreme pessimism.