South Koreans’ Three Perspectives on North Korea Jaesook Kim TESL 532 Mar.2, 2011

Higher Tension between South Korea and North Korea A Korean submarine sank and 46 soldiers died in It was presumably considered by the torpedo attack from N. Korea.

Three perspectives of S.Koreans on N.Korea Political Perspective Humanistic Perspective Ethnic Perspective

Political Perspective: An Enemy Cold War : Korean War in 1950’s Stayed divided as two countries. Dictatorial government by Kim Il sung and his son, Kim, Jung Il. Continuous Sporadic small battles. Nuclear Weapon Threat

The Effect of America’s Policy War as One of the scenarios US Armed Forces in Korea Against Koreans’ Idea of No War in Korea Hard Line :“Axis of Evil” (George W. Bush, Jan. 2001)

The Possibility of War in Korean Peninsula 68% of American responded that Possibility of war is high (WP, 2010). Koreans’ Opinion (2010)

Humanistic Perspective Economic Collapse Suffered from Starvation Support from Korean Government and NGO Restriction vs. Support

Ethnic Perspective Shared History for More Than 5,000 Years Shared Language and Culture Joined in Sports Games as a Single Team

Conclusion Political Perspective Humanistic Perspective Ethnic Perspective