What Are You Trying To Write Shin's Story
Q: It seems like you, the author, want to make the world more aware of what has been going on in North Korea. What were the challenges you faced writing Shin’s story?
A: One of the biggest challenges trying to write this story was getting him to cooperate with me. He didn’t want to recollect his time in the camps in North Korea. These camps were detrimental to the civilians of North Korea. I’m very grateful for his cooperation in writing this novel so I can make the general public more aware of how people are being treated in North Korea. Shin wanted the camps to be closed so he thought that this book would help.
Q: What does this story mean to you, as an author, after hearing it from Shin himself?
A: Readers need to understand what these people are going through in North Korea. These camps have been going on twice as long as Stalin’s gulags or the Nazi concentration camps. I understand that this was a very challenging story for him to tell. All my job was, was to be precise and provide context on the issue in North Korea and the improbability of Shin’s story. I tackled many obstacles, such as Shin lying about many of his involvement in the camps, such as with his mother’s execution. …show more content…
Q: We know world leaders are trying to figure out how to deal with how North Korea is treating their people.
What do you think individuals should do to deal with the problem in North Korea?
A: Shin provided me and the public with a lot of valuable information surrounding these camps in N. Korea. It’s actually rather hard for anyone to do anything. N. Korea doesn’t listen to any demands from others. If someone were to use military force on them, they would could easily counter attack on South Korea. The Korean war never really ended, it’s just at a prolonged stalemate. But one slip up, and thousands of S. Koreans would
die.
Q: What do you hope for Shin Dong-hyuk in the future?
A: Each day, he gets better and I can only wish the best of him. He was constantly told by guards at the camp that he was nothing, basically human garbage. Shin believed them because of how much it was said. He finds each day that that is nowhere near true. It’s been a tough road for him and he needs more time to adapt to human society, but i have utmost respect to him and can only wish him the absolute very best in the future.
A: One of the biggest challenges trying to write this story was getting him to cooperate with me. He didn’t want to recollect his time in the camps in North Korea. These camps were detrimental to the civilians of North Korea. I’m very grateful for his cooperation in writing this novel so I can make the general public more aware of how people are being treated in North Korea. Shin wanted the camps to be closed so he thought that this book would help.
Q: What does this story mean to you, as an author, after hearing it from Shin himself?
A: Readers need to understand what these people are going through in North Korea. These camps have been going on twice as long as Stalin’s gulags or the Nazi concentration camps. I understand that this was a very challenging story for him to tell. All my job was, was to be precise and provide context on the issue in North Korea and the improbability of Shin’s story. I tackled many obstacles, such as Shin lying about many of his involvement in the camps, such as with his mother’s execution. …show more content…
Q: We know world leaders are trying to figure out how to deal with how North Korea is treating their people.
What do you think individuals should do to deal with the problem in North Korea?
A: Shin provided me and the public with a lot of valuable information surrounding these camps in N. Korea. It’s actually rather hard for anyone to do anything. N. Korea doesn’t listen to any demands from others. If someone were to use military force on them, they would could easily counter attack on South Korea. The Korean war never really ended, it’s just at a prolonged stalemate. But one slip up, and thousands of S. Koreans would
die.
Q: What do you hope for Shin Dong-hyuk in the future?
A: Each day, he gets better and I can only wish the best of him. He was constantly told by guards at the camp that he was nothing, basically human garbage. Shin believed them because of how much it was said. He finds each day that that is nowhere near true. It’s been a tough road for him and he needs more time to adapt to human society, but i have utmost respect to him and can only wish him the absolute very best in the future.