Escape From Camp 14 Quotes

In the book Escape From Camp 14, the child refugee Shin Dong-Hyuk faces unimaginable traumatizing experiences while being held captive in the Camp 14 concentration camp. Before Shin, no one has escaped or lived to share what life was inside a concentration camp in North Korea. Within Camp 14, the imprisoned families and individuals struggle through the severe realities that the North Korea government establishes. These laws and rights formed by the government and given to the citizens affect their human rights by violating their political, economic and also by treating them with unfair punishments. In the lawless land of North Korean, laws are just for decorative and show that the North Korea government knows what they are doing and

1984 demonstrates a dystopian society in Oceania by presenting a relentless dictator, Big Brother, who uses his power to control the minds of his people and to ensure that his power never exhausts. Aspects of 1984 are evidently established in components of society in North Korea. With both of these society’s under a dictator’s rule, there are many similarities that are distinguished between the two. Orwell’s 1984 becomes parallel to the world of dystopia in North Korea by illustrating a nation that remains isolated under an almighty ruler.

Eliminating the knowledge of past protests and resources pertaining to them from the history books, allows the population to remain ignorant on the subject. This control over the media is censorship at its worst. In a very similar instance, the Russian population is also currently experiencing this restriction of knowledge. “All Russian media is now controlled by the government — just like in Soviet times… In March, the Kremlin put Chinese government-like restrictions on the Internet, and cracked down on the few remaining independent news outlets and bloggers left in Russia” (McIntosh 300). As the state unites under one media source, the people are forced to accept the Putin’s government sanctioned propaganda outlet. This systematic withdrawal of all news sources denies the Russian people exposure to anything else. The same could be said for the censorship of the internet in North Korea. “The contents of the web site consist mostly of political propaganda such as the superiority of the North Korean regime, the North Korean leader’s greatness, North Korean people’s happiness, and attacks on the US and the South Korean” (Cheng et al. 659). Riddled with deceit, nothing but a positive view on the North Korean regime is permitted to be posted. This limitation of speech is a hazard to not only the views of the people, but any hope for progression. With the fear of

They make people believe in things aren’t real just like King Jong Un does to his population. An example in George Orwell book was that 2+2=5, Orwell stated (1949) “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows” (page 81). This shows how much the government controls you and how they can manipulate the way people think. Just like 1984, North Korea makes the citizens believe things are true when they are clearly to anybody else in the world.The government is very careful with what they let in and out of the

North Korea is a Totalitarian country that often uses many different fear tactics to control their citizens. “ Her brother who was arrested in China in 1994 for attempting to “defect” from the DPRK... As an example to others against committing similar “anti-state” offenses, he was tied to the back of a truck which took him to their hometown, Musan.”(North Korean control #3 doc A) Someone's brother was arrested in China for trying to defect from North Korea, and as an example, he was dragged around by a truck to show people not to try and escape. This shows that North Korea wanted to impose fear on their citizens, so they wouldn’t try to leave. “The woman she knew was lined up alongside eight other prisoners... her crime was having watched South

Also the lack of jobs has led to the majority of the people to be below the poverty line. And the ones with jobs do not get paid much or at all due to government corruption. For example, “Men are forced to work long hours for the government, often without pay, and those that don’t show up for work risk imprisonment”. Which has led to men working worthless jobs and women becoming the breadwinners of the families but still not having the same respect as men. The North Korean government is forcing these men to work for free while their families have no food to eat. Brainwashing and propaganda are also major aspects of the regime to keep the people scared of the world outside North Korea, namely the United States, Japan and South Korea. As shown, “Ak (evil) may be the single most commonly used word to describe Americans. The derogatory term nom, similar to calling someone a bastard, is inevitably attached to the end of any word referring to Americans”. Children from a young age are taught to refer to Americans in such manner to install fear in them to always distrust Americans and their aid. Americans are the worst of the worst type of people, according to the Kim regime, because they prevented the reunification of the two Koreas. Followed closely behind by the Japanese, since there is still resentment from the Japanese colonial rule. South Korea is not as

Human being have an emotional side and physical aspect to them. Escaping from the Camp was a challenge but overcoming the emotional phase for Shin has been very tough . “ I escaped Physically,’ he said “ I haven’t escaped psychologically.” As in the selected passage above, Shin states “ I am evolving from being an animal , but it is going very slowly, “ underlines the fact that always Shin thinks about all the hardships that he had to face to get here. One could put it this way, even though he was able to escape the camp with his body he left on key organ back in the camp, his brain. Many of those who have to go through unhumanly hardships such as the genocide, slavery ,labor camps , and war will always have some sort of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It takes lifetimes for one to forget about a certain event and it is never easy to let things go

First of all, the evidences but additionally my personal experiences , make my mind disagree.People are too judgemental, they make a snappy decisions before they even met, learn or hear from the person. Some people out there are very aptitudinal no matter what age, religion, race, either they never had the chance in their life to do so or they are just of afraid of people judging them of how their low-grade or down skills are and quit. “Feld enlisted other Jewish prisoners as kitchen helpers to spare them from hard labor as well. He recalls how they stood around a huge table, rolling out their dough, feeling lucky to be alive.” Quote from Surviving the Camp Tag.

Although most governments put positive spins on things, normally, they would at the very least give us a glimpse of the truth. North Korea doesn’t do that. Finally, Demick concludes that The citizens of North  Korea aren't treated the way they should

Is freedom important to you all? Imagine if you are locked in a camp for years with many restrictions, what will you feel? This is exactly what North Korea happening nowadays- setting up concentration camps to deprive one’s right of freedom. In Escape From Camp 14 written by Blaine Harden, an American journalist, he presents an unbelievable and extraordinary story of Shin Dong-hyuk, who is the only person that can escape from the gulag successfully. Shin was constantly starved and beaten up by the soldiers so he has developed his own survival skills-

The Secret State of North Korea offered a great look into what basic things North Koreans are lacking. Even within the realm of Communism. Lack of freedoms, lack of food, lack of community, lack of trust, lack of a social society, lack of programs for children, lack of equality, and a lack of information. When Kim Il-Sung created North Korea, the government was based on Marxism and Leninism, called “Juche.” Just as the Soviets, the North Koreans followed suite with massive inequality between the government officials and the common people. The documentary showed its viewers what the government is omnipresent in the everyday lives of its people, so much so that recordings of daily life are illegal, and “random” searches take place commonly.

“Let it begin,” The grim faced man declared as a bony male, covered in grimy rags, was dragged into view. The prisoner had cuts and bruises all over his face and body, showing evident signs that he was thoroughly tortured. The captive man stared blankly off into space, his mind and body both beaten to a pulp, then he started weeping knowing that his life would be coming to an end. He cried out to his family, but was returned with silence and expressionless faces. There were no tears shed for the poor, innocent man when he was shot repeatedly. If his family felt even a slight tinge of remorse for the “criminal” they too would be executed in the same fashion. This is what is happening in North Korean camps, the enslavement, the torture, and

In the countries which run by dictator, their social conditions are not good because the people must be controlled by their leader, don’t have a freedom and each

Over the last sixty years, less than 2,500 Americans have traveled to North Korea. Neville and his travel companion, Dan were given the opportunity to travel into North Korea and experience what life is like for many North Korean individuals. During their stay, they experienced propaganda blasting over loudspeakers, signs on every street corner which read “DEFENDING THE LEADER AT THE COST OUR OUR LIFE IS OUR BEST LIFE”. This was very discomforting to read because the individuals of North Korea being told things without seeing another side of the story. During Neville and Dan’s time in North Korea, they came into a new place, having a completely different perspective of the world, and were ultimately forced to adhere to the customs and rules of the North Korean

Dictatorship, as the word dictate suggests it is ruling on an area by using power and the orders of an individual. In this form of government in which the power is in the hands of an individual or a group of people who gets control on the area by receiving it as a inheritance or by getting control by using force. Pakistan our beloved country got independence from British rule in 1947 and from that day to till now it is ruled by three dictators and estimately in 66 years of independence it is dictated around 35 years. In these three times the government was took over by the army generals who somehow dismissed the government and took over the power. According to many analysts Pakistan is better off in the era of dictatorship instead in the