All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

All Of Us Are Dead: 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

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Even before a zombie epidemic sweeps across the school, attending Hyosan High isn’t easy.

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All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

South Korean hit series All Of Us Are Dead is known in its country of origin—and as the original webtoon—under the name Now At Our School. Most events center on Hyosan High and its students as they struggle to survive the newly unleashed Jonas Virus.

But the series does an excellent job at portraying the realities of being a Korean high-school student. Even before a zombie epidemic sweeps across the school, attending Hyosan High isn’t easy. It comes with its own unique set of challenges, many of which become exacerbated after the outbreak actually begins.

10 Bullying Has Led More Than One Student To The Brink Of Committing Suicide

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

All Of Us Are Dead may be about zombies, but the Jonas Virus is created as a consequence of a problem rampant in Hyosan High (and in worldwide schools everywhere)—bullying. The first episode of the show displays the almost gruesome abuse several students have to suffer. Lee Jin-su, the son of science teacher Lee Byeong-chan, is brutally beaten on a roof and actually thrown off. He may have very well died either way had he not been the patient zero of the Jonas Virus.

Meanwhile, Min Eun-ji is the target of a cruel campaign of humiliation and sexual harassment. The group of bullies who targeted Jin-su even film a pornographic video of her, which they threaten to post on social media later. When Lee Su-hyeok attempts to stop the whole thing, Eun-ji is even afraid to leave, aware that her departure will improve nothing. Her only solution appears to be suicide.

9 Academic Pressure Is So High That Students Compare It To The Zombie Apocalypse

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Another serious problem in Korean schools is the academic pressure many students struggle with. This is often emphasized by the expectations reaped up on talented archer Jang Ha-ri. Meanwhile, fellow survivor Park Mi-jin spends most of her time accepting the chaos of the zombie apocalypse with casual aplomb, commenting that final exams are still worse than this disaster.

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Her behavior may sound like an attempt to make light of a terrible situation, but it does emphasize the real problem Hyosan High students—and Korean students in general—struggle with.

8 It’s Not Unusual For Teachers To Verbally Abuse Or Victim-Blame Students

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Considering all these issues, one would think that the students could turn to the teachers for help. In reality, the teachers of Hyosan High are a huge part of the problem. Ha-ri’s archery coach verbally abuses her for her failure during the competition, and in doing so, humiliates her in front of the team.

Eun-ji is victim-blamed for her own abuse. The only teacher who actually seems to care about the students is Park Sun-hwa, who even ends up sacrificing herself to save student Lee Na-yeon.

7 The School Principal Only Cares About Making Himself Look Good

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

The teachers’ attitude of dismissiveness goes all the way to the top, where the principal only cares about making himself look good. When Kim Hyeon-ju—the first Hyosan High student infected by the virus—is found as having been taken captive by Byeong-chan, he doesn’t even want to inform the authorities. Logically, the experience would have been traumatic for the girl, but he doesn’t care in the slightest. He’s also part of the reason why the bullying on Jin-su and Eun-ji was never truly punished.

This behavior eventually leads to his well-deserved demise. During the outbreak, the principal attempts to send bully Yoon Gwi-nam to retrieve his car, uncaring of Gwi-nam’s own fate. After a confrontation with protagonist Lee Cheong-san, Gwi-nam ends up slitting the principal’s throat.

6 Students From Low-Income Families May Have A Harsh Time

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Among the students of Hyosan High, there is a clear discrepancy between the wealthy and those with low social status. Choi Nam-ra is picked as class president due to her mother’s influence with the school president, though she receives no real respect over it.

Meanwhile, rich girl Lee Na-yeon has an entitled attitude and often looks down on people who come from low-income families. Her vitriol is mostly directed at Han Gyeong-su, whom she calls a ‘welfie.’ The dispute reaches horrifying conclusions when, in her anger, Na-yeon infects Gyeong-su with the zombie virus and murders him.

5 Teenage Pregnancy Remains An Important And Unaddressed Issue

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

During episode one, Hyosan High student Park Hee-su requests to go to the infirmary as she is unwell. Her condition is never addressed by the nurse due to Hyeon-ju being found. She leaves the school on her own, only to give birth in a public bathroom.

The scene shocked many viewers, and it also displays another problem students may find themself confronting. Teenage pregnancy is an issue that many young women end up struggling with. Hee-su leaves the baby behind but returns for it when she realizes the outbreak has begun. She is bitten, and her last actions before transforming focus on making sure her child is safe.

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4 The Science Teacher’s Experiments Can Transform A Student Into A Zombie

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Being bullied and insulted is bad enough, but having a mad scientist for a teacher certainly doesn’t work in the students’ favor. After witnessing his son’s suffering and suicidal state and being unable to help him through official channels, Lee Byeong-chan synthesizes the Jonas Virus and infects his son with it.

He keeps the mouse he based the experiment on in his lab at Hyosan High. Kim Hyeon-ju overhears the feral creature’s struggles. When she goes to investigate, she is bitten and becomes the first infected high school student at Hyosan.

3 Most Students And Staff Die Of The Jonas Virus

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Byeong-chan attempts to do damage control but to no avail. After Hyeon-ju escapes, she ends up biting the school nurse, who is in turn transformed into a zombie. The epidemic quickly spreads from there, engulfing the school with incredible speed.

Most of the students and staff die of the Jonas Virus after only a handful of survivors are able to take refuge in time and weather the disaster. The high school soon becomes the epicenter of the greater epidemic that sweeps up Hyosan.

2 The Survivors Are Abandoned By The Authorities Twice

All Of Us Are Dead 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Hyosan High Student

Even the surviving students of Hyosan High have a harsh time. They have to move from classroom to classroom as they seek better shelter and try to escape the school. Many students are killed in the process. They hold out hope that the authorities will come to offer them aid, and ironically, they’re right. On two occasions, a helicopter arrives on the roof of the high school.

Both times, it’s two formerly bullied students that cause the survivors to be abandoned. Seeking revenge for his and Eun-ji’s experience, Kim Cheol-soo lies to his rescuers, claiming there are no other students alive in the school while deliberately locking the roof door. Unbeknownst to him, Eun-ji turns into a half-zombie. After the truth about her is discovered, the military deliberately leaves the other students behind, fearing they may be asymptomatic carriers of the virus.

1 The Students’ Families Soon Fall Prey To The Virus

As soon as news of the disaster struck, many parents attempted to come to the school. The result is less than ideal as they’re all targeted by zombies. Some of the saddest moments in the show involve the students confronting their undead family members.

The first case is Kim Ji-min, who witnesses her zombified family through the camera of a drone. Cheong-san runs into his undead mother while he and his friends are escaping the school, and female protagonist Nam On-jo has to watch her father transform in front of her.

Link Source : https://www.cbr.com/all-of-us-are-dead-harsh-realities-hyosan-high-student/

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