In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

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Prologue-Chapter 3

Chapters 4-6

Chapters 7-11

Chapters 12-14

Chapters 15-18

Chapters 19-21

Chapters 22-24

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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.