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Three things I learned about North Korea.
The first, and most interesting, thing I learned about North Korea was its method of formation. I had always wondered how something so terrible could ever happen. Just as all other bad things form, the formation of the world's most secret state occurred slowly, and was allowed to form because of people's ignorance. In summary, Japan occupied North Korea until 1945 when suddenly Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender. As expected, tensions rose between the communist countries (The Soviet Union) and the democratic countries (The United States) as to who would develop the now independent Korea. Eventually it was decided that The Soviet Union would obtain Korea north of the 38th parallel and the United States received south of the parallel. That being established, a communist government was established in the north, and a democratic one in the south. However, both sides claimed to be the true governing body. As a result, a war ended up breaking out between the north and south. The divide remained about the same. Soon thereafter, Kim Il-sung began truly establishing his power by removing other powerful leaders. Overall, he succeeded and became the ultimate leader of the north, eventually developing it into the state it is today.
I also learned about the pyramid-like class system of North Korea. As expected, Kim Il-sung (or whoever the current leader is) and his family are at the very top. Next highest are the core class which mostly consists of the Worker's Party. These people were trusted by the North Korean government and given special privileges such as being able to live in Pyongyang. Below the core class is the wavering class, which is very vague. This is most likely where Miran's family falls into because they were not regarded as extremely trusted by the government, but were surely not at the bottom of the chain. At the very bottom of the chain lies the hostile class, which includes people such as female entertainers, fortune-tellers, and shamans.
