Horrors of Camp 14
In a documentary called camp 14, a man named Shin Dong-hyuk has escaped from the camp and lives to tell his story. He was born in the camp, and had lived there until he was 23. There are many horrible events that he had to witness that have shaped him into the anxious human being that he is today. When he was ten years old, his mother and brother were planning to escape from the camp. If anyone were to plan to escape or try to escape, you would be shot. Even if you knew about someone planning on escaping and you didn't turn them in, you would be shot. Because of this rule, Shin turned in his mother and brother to the camp leaders. Within the next couple of days, Shin's mother and brother were taken out to a field and shot right before his eyes. Although this was traumatizing for him, he did not feel bad because he did, "The right thing" by turning them in. These were the rules of the camp and he felt like he did a good thing by following them. Before his mother and brother were murdered, they did something to disobey the rules so Shin had to pay for it. They took him into an underground torture center and used fire to torture him. "They burned me as bad as I could be burnt without being killed" was said to describe the torture he endured. After 23 brutal years of loneliness and a life of not knowing any other world but camp 14, Shin made an escape. This chance came in January, 2005 when the sun was setting. Shin and another man decided to make a run for it. When the two of them reached the electric fence, the man in front of Shin threw himself in between two of the wires and was instantly fried. His body allowed enough room for Shin to slither through and survive. The death of Shin's friend allowed him to live. He was a sacrifice. After he escaped from the camp, he started heading North. He described it as the most amazing thing ever. People were laughing, talking, wearing what they wanted and saying what they wanted. After heading North for a long enough period of time, he finally reached China where he was safe. To me, this story was extremely moving. The fact that he has built a new life for himself after going through camp 14 is enough on it's own. If you want to check out the video on your own, go to this link! I hope it is as inspirational to you as it was to me!! http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/north-korean-prisoner-escaped-after-23-brutal-years/
In a documentary called camp 14, a man named Shin Dong-hyuk has escaped from the camp and lives to tell his story. He was born in the camp, and had lived there until he was 23. There are many horrible events that he had to witness that have shaped him into the anxious human being that he is today. When he was ten years old, his mother and brother were planning to escape from the camp. If anyone were to plan to escape or try to escape, you would be shot. Even if you knew about someone planning on escaping and you didn't turn them in, you would be shot. Because of this rule, Shin turned in his mother and brother to the camp leaders. Within the next couple of days, Shin's mother and brother were taken out to a field and shot right before his eyes. Although this was traumatizing for him, he did not feel bad because he did, "The right thing" by turning them in. These were the rules of the camp and he felt like he did a good thing by following them. Before his mother and brother were murdered, they did something to disobey the rules so Shin had to pay for it. They took him into an underground torture center and used fire to torture him. "They burned me as bad as I could be burnt without being killed" was said to describe the torture he endured. After 23 brutal years of loneliness and a life of not knowing any other world but camp 14, Shin made an escape. This chance came in January, 2005 when the sun was setting. Shin and another man decided to make a run for it. When the two of them reached the electric fence, the man in front of Shin threw himself in between two of the wires and was instantly fried. His body allowed enough room for Shin to slither through and survive. The death of Shin's friend allowed him to live. He was a sacrifice. After he escaped from the camp, he started heading North. He described it as the most amazing thing ever. People were laughing, talking, wearing what they wanted and saying what they wanted. After heading North for a long enough period of time, he finally reached China where he was safe. To me, this story was extremely moving. The fact that he has built a new life for himself after going through camp 14 is enough on it's own. If you want to check out the video on your own, go to this link! I hope it is as inspirational to you as it was to me!! http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/north-korean-prisoner-escaped-after-23-brutal-years/
Camp 14 seems very scary. 23 years of loneliness would really hurt the soul. Great write up!
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