Question

In paragraph 11, the author says that Chang-bo had been fighting off doubts about the North Korean government for many years but that recently “those doubts were gelling into outright disbelief.” What textual evidence in paragraphs 11-17 supports this view? How did Chang-bo’s job contribute to his disbelief?

Answer 1

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Read Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick, chapter 3.

In paragraph 11, the author says that Chang-bo had been fighting off doubts about the North Korean government for many years but that recently “those doubts were gelling into outright disbelief.” What textual evidence in paragraphs 11-17 supports this view? How did Chang-bo’s job contribute to his disbelief?

Answer:

Chang-bo´s job as a journalist at the North Hamgyong Provincial Broadcasting Company allowed him to have access to "uncensored news reports from the foreign media" and knowledge about how information was sanitized "for domestic consumption."

Explanation:

This meant that capitalist countries such as South Korea were unfairly portrayed in a bad light, while North Korea was shown as better than it really was.