![]() Johnson does this by inserting details about the things the Dear Leader likes or admires. Despite the ridiculous juxtaposition of these descriptions, we're given a character that is fully rounded-if maybe a bit insane-rather than simply the version we might find in propaganda in North Korea and outside of it. ![]() ![]() Somehow, the gray jumpsuit doesn't make it into that version. Emerging from this was the Dear Leader, so confident, so tall, striding toward Commander Ga, and Commander Ga felt all his earthly worries fall away as a sense of well-being overtook him" (224). This less-than-terrifying portrait of the short despot (notice the clicking of heels) runs up against the account given over the loudspeakers, where the description of Kim Jong Il totally fits a more heroic mold: "Suddenly, there was a bright light. He wore a gray jumpsuit and designer glasses that amplified the playfulness in his eyes" (225). he heard the clacking of heels growing louder in the hall outside as guards saluted the approach of the Dear Leader. We first see him in action when Imposter Ga meets him in his bunker: ". His arrogance and vanity in particular make an appearance in The Orphan Master's Son. While this totalitarian leader had a terrifying grip on his country and the lives of his citizens, his personality had an equal amount of the ridiculous in it. There's no doubt that Adam Johnson was having a grand old time when he created the character of Kim Jong Il for his book. Kim Jong Il (The Dear Leader) Caricature or Character?
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