No Kum Sok's ability to survive the Korean war and escape North Korea is incredibly impressive. The efforts to which he was willing to go in order to survive, compromising his own beliefs and placing himself in extreme danger are astounding. It's heartbreaking to know that he had to be willing to allow his best friend to die in order for himself to escape. For him to be willing to do that shows the horror of the daily reality their lives were. Personality quotes like that of Joseph Stalin and Kim Il Sung in the past, and Kim Jong-Un's modern iteration are very interesting and Siri and horrifying and practice. I've taken just about 5 years of American history courses in my life and learned next to nothiy about the Korean perspective in the Korean war. Every history book I read brings to light something that was not readily available in my formal education.