In Hwang’s story, the rain shower symbolizes the short but heart-rending love between the boy and the girl.
“Rain Shower,” like many of Hwang’s other stories, was written while he lived as a refugee with his family during the Korean War.
Koreans of all ages are acquainted with this story, but its addition to the school curriculum has made it particularly popular among schoolchildren.
[1] The story begins as a boy spies on the great-granddaughter of Mr. Yoon, who is sitting on a stepping stone in a stream.
However, as he returns home and is lying on the bed, he overhears his father speaking to his mother that the Yoon family’s fortune has declined and that the girl has died.
In 2009, Sonagi Village and Hwang Soon Won Literary House were opened by Yangpyeong-gun at Sooneung-ri, Seojong-myeon.