t ▁un related ▁to ▁his ▁experiences ▁during ▁ad oles c ence , ▁literary ▁critic ▁H w ang ▁H ye on - san ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁“ a ▁result ▁of ▁pover ty ▁r idden ▁life ”. ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁Lee ▁Ye ong - g w ang ▁feels ▁that ▁today ’ s ▁world ▁la cks ▁something , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁conscious ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁is ▁left ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁this ▁‘ age ▁of ▁pover ty ’ . ▁The ▁poet , ▁though ▁he ▁cons iders ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁an ▁uncertain ▁place , ▁attempts ▁to ▁overcome ▁that ▁and ▁find ▁something ▁certain . ▁In ▁the ▁title ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁collection , ▁“ J ik se on ▁w i - ese o ▁t te old a ” ▁( 직 선 ▁ 위 에 서 ▁ 떨 다 ▁Sh iver ing ▁At op ▁a ▁Stra ight ▁Line ) ▁he ▁writes ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁“ a ▁road ▁so ▁decis ive ▁that ▁it ▁saw ▁right ▁through ▁me ”, ▁and ▁that ▁road ▁is ▁“ support ing ▁with ▁all ▁its ▁body ▁a ▁scratch ed ▁life ”. ▁This ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁poet ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁definite ▁‘ road ’ . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁poetry ▁collection , ▁Ge une ul g wa ▁sag w ida ▁( 그 늘 과 ▁ 사 귀 다 ▁M aking ▁Fri ends ▁with ▁the ▁Sh ade ), ▁his ▁understanding ▁of ▁death ▁is ▁evident . ▁He ▁exam ines ▁death , ▁and ▁thereby ▁throws ▁questions ▁on ▁life . ▁He ▁describes ▁fun er als ▁and ▁mem orial ▁rit