In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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There are links to articles exposing “inconsistencies” in her story, questioning her intentions and authenticity because she can’t keep her story straight. There were times when I wondered whether, if it wasn’t for the constant hunger, I would be better off in North Korea, where all my thinking and all my choices were taken care of for me". This book also reconfirms why we need to treat immigrants and refugees with respect, help and understanding. Yeonmi's journey to freedom is fraught with danger, but her unwavering courage and resourcefulness are truly inspiring. Ich kenne diese Vorwürfe, und tue sie auch nicht als Quatsch ab, sondern denke, dass da definitiv etwas dran ist.

Regardless of politics, Park’s story also helped me to see America through the eyes of refugees from other countries. Es zeigt, wie dankbar wir sein müssen für Freiheit und Menschenrechte und dass sie keine Selbstverständlichkeiten sind. Thanks to her father's cunning and business sense, she and her family managed a relatively middle class lifestyle despite their bad songbun. I said I’d never forgive him, that there was nothing he could do to make me feel that he could justify what he did.Doing this is like saying she’s the biggest liar of the world, if we won’t trust her story then who will?

Es öffnet die Augen und gibt tiefe, bewegende, schokierende Einblicke in brutale Systeme (totalitäre Diktatur und Menschenhandel). It's a truly remarkable story, but more than that, it shows a truly remarkable young woman who is resilient and hopeful even in the bleakest of moments. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die - from starvation, or disease, or even execution. This story is as real as it gets, it happened and it's still happening to countless people who tried to escape from North Korea.

To see what they see and feel what they feel when they come into a completely new country with different language, customs, or even history, while still reeling with the trauma of their past and escape. This seems to be no fault on the governments side, as they provide education and money to help ease the pressures, but rather just a general ignorance to the plight of defectors. We could do far more to accommodate and help refugees, to care for them, and believe in them to start anew.

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Split into three parts to document her escape from North Korea, set in NK, China and South Korea, the account is heartbreaking, fascinating and punctuated by the odd bit of humour that translates perfectly from the personality I met - she learned early to hide her suffering behind a mask. Yeonmi Park exemplifies courage in sharing her experience as a North Korean defector, including her family’s struggle with poverty, the physical difficulty of her escape from North Korea to China to Mongolia to South Korea, and the brutal and horrible sexual assault she and her mother faced throughout the process. The women endure their own unique horrors that seem to revolve around this feeling of powerlessness and reliance on their captors, but often it’s alongside other women who share their plight.