<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Soonyoung is a female worker who has come to the city from the countryside. Her story begins as a recollection. Born into a poor family, Soonyoung takes a job at a garment factory in the Guro Industrial Complex at the age of seventeen to support her struggling mother, her older brother who is studying, and her younger siblings. Dreaming of becoming a sewing machine operator, she tenaciously endures low wages and long working hours, while also dreaming of marriage as a way out of the tedious factory life. Soonyoung eventually becomes a sewing machine operator and falls in love with Sung-soo, a worker at a nearby factory. To save money, they move in together and enjoy a blissful time, but when Soonyoung becomes pregnant, Sung-soo suddenly changes. Afraid of being left alone, she clings to him, only for their…
