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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom
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Essay Topics
Park’s memoir describes the various ways in which the North Korean government oppresses its people. Find one instance of such oppression in the book and discuss its effect on Park and its far-reaching consequences.
In what ways does Park’s decision to “be useful” to others evidence her emotional growth?
Park wrote her memoir partly to reconcile with her past. Discuss the ways in which her experience in China shaped her life in South Korea.
How does Park’s personal journey to freedom inform her activism?
Although Park escaped to South Korea in 2009, she was not immediately freed from North Korea’s oppression. Discuss.
Park’s escape to South Korea would have been impossible without the Chinese Christian missionaries, yet the time she spent with them was not always remembered in a positive light. Discuss.
How did Park’s understanding of South Korean society change between her time at the Hanawon Resettlement Center and her experience at Dongguk University?
Discuss the role that Hongwei played in shaping Park and her understanding of the world.
Park’s actions throughout the memoir are often guided by the bond she shares with her family. Discuss the ways in which her mother, father, and sister have informed her decision making.
What factors, psychological and cultural, compelled Park to hide the truth about her experiences in China even after she became a public figure?
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