Yeomni Park was an unusual child with an unusual and horrifying childhood, but with the events in her troublesome life she has become the North korean defector and human rights activist that she is today. Yeomni is born into a harsh and cruel North Korean dictatorship on October 4th, 1993. North Korea is at dark and disturbing place where being free isn't even in one's vocabulary and the conditions of everyday residents is a form of hell. In the book In Order To Live Yeomni describes her struggle at a very young age and the tormenting times of her teenage years. From her family being poor to the point where her father had to sell black market goods to him smuggling . to her family gathering at a fire pit just to become warm in cold conditions.
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The dark a terrible place has about three evil generations of punishment. For example let's say someone commits a crime just a regular small crime , not only would you be punished but your kids would be punished accordingly. Petty crimes can lead to the result of your whole family being in prison for the rest of your human lives.One of the most worst offenses you can ever commit is the crime that yeomni and her family committed in the story In order to live which is flee North korea. And this can result in immediate execution or a long stay in a labor camp which is probably prison. Yeomni young life was so terrible that she said (Yeomni stated)”we tell ourselves stories In order to live”. North Korea is a country that is on its final stages as a strong hold or even a noticeable place. Really the only reason North korea is being put on the map or being notice on the news is because of its violent acts against humanity and verbal threats towards powerhouse countries like the united states and many others. Other than that North korea is on a shortage of everything from food to the basic supplies to make a living. And the worst part about the economy over there is the fact that everyone is on the same level of success except for the government and the power above that which is Kim jong-un. The country had committed the most heinous crimes like kidnapping a college research student and
The dark a terrible place has about three evil generations of punishment. For example let's say someone commits a crime just a regular small crime , not only would you be punished but your kids would be punished accordingly. Petty crimes can lead to the result of your whole family being in prison for the rest of your human lives.One of the most worst offenses you can ever commit is the crime that yeomni and her family committed in the story In order to live which is flee North korea. And this can result in immediate execution or a long stay in a labor camp which is probably prison. Yeomni young life was so terrible that she said (Yeomni stated)”we tell ourselves stories In order to live”. North Korea is a country that is on its final stages as a strong hold or even a noticeable place. Really the only reason North korea is being put on the map or being notice on the news is because of its violent acts against humanity and verbal threats towards powerhouse countries like the united states and many others. Other than that North korea is on a shortage of everything from food to the basic supplies to make a living. And the worst part about the economy over there is the fact that everyone is on the same level of success except for the government and the power above that which is Kim jong-un. The country had committed the most heinous crimes like kidnapping a college research student and