The faces of the people are immediately noticeable in many of the propaganda posters because they are abnormally content, when the faces of other North Koreans seem to be stoic throughout the book. They look courageously determined with their mouths wide opened and their arms stretched out sky high. The contrast of colors between the poster and the background also interprets the irony of the poster because the poster looks too auspicious compared to the mood behind the poster. This exhibits the reality of the country forcefully attempting to brighten up the people by encouraging hollow hope that the government has the potential to grow as a great nation.
One can specifically acknowledge that the government desires for an extensive industrial power, by looking at the man holding up a hammer in his hand. This instantly reminded me of the hammer and sickle in the flag of the Soviet Union, which is a part of communist symbolism. It features a hammer superimposed on a sickle, or vice versa. These two tools are symbols of the industrial proletariet and the peasantry; placing them together symbolizes the unity between industrial and agricultural workers. This emblem was made during the Bolshevik Revolution. So this person demonstrates two solid ideas: the representation of the communist government and promotion for further industrial development. This is shown not only on the person, but also in the background of the poster. The missiles are drawn in the back to portray the power of the country with an ability to threaten others with their “advanced” technology. North Korea has been using their “undefeatable” missiles to forewarn others to send aids, but the weapon wasn’t successful at all during their numerous trials to attack Alaska and Japan. Recently, one of their representative missile, Dae-Po-Dong, didn’t quite make all the way through the South and plunged into the East Sea. This intimidated both South Korea and Japan incase of a serious warfare. Also, the tall buildings behind were very ironic
because it was rare to see any skyscrapers in the book except building frequently used by foreigners such as UN and NGOs. All of these show the country’s ambition to grow more as a leading industrial nation that can be petrifying to others. The missiles also represent the military power that the country is continuously patronizing; it is not hard to search pictures of pixels of North Korean soldiers on any sites available. As soon as one sees the pictures, one will easily recognize North Korea to be in the second place of Nazis, organizing brainwashed soldiers for a single individual.
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