Home Delivery Defectors Tell of Teary Nights South Korea is by no one's account an easy land to live in, even for some newcomers who speak the same language and have the same looks. The Unification Ministry last week released essays of 40 North Korean defectors, which will be used as a textbook for new defectors to heighten their understanding of South Korea. From the defectors' point of view, it casts light on their saga here and leaves much to think about the South Korean society. What strikes the readers most in the book is the tremendous feeling of guilt all the defectors share. After their initial arrival in South Korea, often risking their lives in the process, the defectors live a brief period of happiness and euphoria before plunging into depression.
Teary nights filled with recurring images of family members back in North Korea are the norm.
Despite the fact that most of the book's authors were part of the North's elite, having received more education than their peers, it did not make adjustment to South Korea easier. Second, you must quit a job at least once. Third, your business will go bankrupt. Fourth, an accident. This turns out to be more than an exaggeration in other defectors' telltale recounts.