When hatred is given as a gift: Patterns and reflections on the problem of bullying and violence in the drama series "Gifts for the People You Hate"

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to analyze the patterns and reflections of bullying and violence in Thai society in the "Gift to the People You Hate" series. It's a qualitative study. The study’s text is taken from the "Gifts for the People You Hate" series, a series that aired on channel ONE31 between October 18 and December 20, 2019 and was re-broadcast on channel GMM 25 between August 30 and September 28, 2021, for a total of 10 episodes. According to the findings, the themes of bullying and violence in the "A Gift to the People You Hate" series delivered to each other in the form of "gifts" can be classified into four categories: 1.Gifts that cause embarrassment to the recipient 2. Gifts that surprise or frighten the recipient 3. Gifts that put the recipient's life in jeopardy; and 4. Gifts that result in death. In consideration of reflecting on the problem of bullying and violence in Thai society, it was discovered that "A Gift to the People You Hate" The series depicts the problem of bullying and violence in Thai society in four dimensions: bullying and home violence are the first dimension; bullying and school violence are the second dimension; bullying and violence on social media are the third dimension; and bullying and violence in the workplace are the fourth dimension. However, these are not historical reflections, but rather the author's vision and experiences.