▁the ▁main ▁exhib itor ▁of ▁power , ▁using ▁his ▁influence ▁to ▁directly ▁affect ▁Sun ja ' s ▁life ▁throughout ▁the ▁novel . ▁Through ▁this ▁power , ▁Sun ja ' s ▁family ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁th rive ▁while ▁other ▁Kore ans ▁around ▁them ▁struggle ▁to ▁support ▁themselves , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁neighborhood ▁but ▁in ▁much ▁worse ▁conditions .   T hr ough ▁Hans u ' s ▁influence , ▁Sun ja ▁was ▁deeply ▁moved , ▁but ▁also ▁conflic ting ly ▁ag gra v ated , ▁as ▁she ▁thought ▁she ▁had ▁successfully ▁rid ▁her ▁life ▁of ▁Koh ▁Hans u . ▁ ▁P ach ink o ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁directly ▁addressed ▁in ▁the ▁novel .   Many ▁times , ▁the ▁novel ▁states ▁that ▁Kore ans ▁in ▁Japan ▁are ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁p ach ink o ▁business .   Le e ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁title , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁Mother land , ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁P ach ink o ▁when , ▁in ▁her ▁inter views , ▁Kore ans ▁seemed ▁to ▁relate ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁p ach ink o ▁business . ▁ ▁Historical ▁Context ▁ ▁P ach ink o ▁takes ▁place ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁period ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁Korea ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II .   As ▁an ▁historical ▁novel , ▁these ▁events ▁play ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁P ach ink o , ▁influen cing ▁the ▁characters '