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#1691 - Yeonmi Park

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Life Under Totalitarianism: North Korea's Struggles

This chapter highlights the extreme hardships faced by North Koreans under a totalitarian regime that restricts education, basic resources, and personal freedoms. It emphasizes the systemic oppression, generational punishments, and the dire food situation that forces many into survival mode. Through comparisons to dystopian narratives, the chapter draws attention to the profound impacts of government control on individual identity and societal structure.

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