Trauma is passed down like a recessive gene. The father who was beaten becomes the beater. The mother who was silenced becomes the gatekeeper of secrets. The most poignant family stories trace a wound across generations. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee shows how the shame of colonialism and poverty shapes four generations of a Korean-Japanese family, creating patterns of sacrifice, resentment, and unexpected tenderness. The drama asks: Can you break the chain, or are you doomed to repeat the past?