Log #5

In order to live - Yeonmi Park 

          We live in a convenient, unrestrained country now. We have lot of choices to decide what we want, what we want to do. Have you ever thought if you live in the country without freedom? What you can do is to praise one leader. This book, In order to live, was talking about a true story of thirteen-year-old girl, Yeonmi Park, fled from North Korea with her family. I was so sympathetic over every unfair treatment she and her family encountered. For example, once, her mom, who was very loyal to the leader, was informed the rumor of North Korea. Then a large group of men who were sent from the headquarters came to their house asking her mother about where the rumor came from and threating her not to mention such a bad rumor that could stigmatize their country; if she did that, she would die. It was so terrible that I couldn’t imagine how tough life the citizen of North Korea lived.

            Despite the fact that Yeonmi Park, the main character, wrote her ordinary life on the book, but I thought it was the contrast that the life she lived in North Korea and other country. When people who lived in North Korea, they had to worry about the shortage of electricity and paid attention to what they were talking about. If they spoke something wrong, they would be punished. I think I am lucky enough to live in a freedom country; I can do lots of things without so many restrictions like them. I hope her story can be heard by lots of people. How she escaped from the North Korea, and the life she lived in there. This novel is worth reading for anyone.