Escape from Camp 14

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Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Epilogue

Themes

All Themes Tyranny and the North Korean State Survival, Self-interest, and Morality Indoctrination and Brainwashing Guilt Activism and Indifference

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Characters

All Characters Shin In Geun / Shin Dong-hyuk Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Eun Jang Hye Gyung / Shin’s Mother Shin Gyung Sub / Shin’s Father Park Yong Chul Kim Jin Myung / “Uncle”

Symbols

All Symbols The Electric Fence

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Epilogue

Themes

All Themes
Tyranny and the North Korean State
Survival, Self-interest, and Morality
Indoctrination and Brainwashing
Guilt
Activism and Indifference

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Shin In Geun / Shin Dong-hyuk
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Eun
Jang Hye Gyung / Shin’s Mother
Shin Gyung Sub / Shin’s Father
Park Yong Chul
Kim Jin Myung / “Uncle”

Symbols

All Symbols
The Electric Fence

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Arn, Jackson. "Escape from Camp 14." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Jun 2017. Web. 8 Dec 2019.

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Arn, Jackson. "Escape from Camp 14." LitCharts LLC, June 19, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/escape-from-camp-14.

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