Hostile Class Research Paper

The hostile class is the largest class of the three and is perceived as being disloyal to the regime. Many in the hostile class are forced to live in the impoverished northeastern provinces, often in isolated villages. These individuals are subjected to hard labor their entire life, such as; mines, farms, factories, and the military. They are the backbone of the Kim regime, but are the most vulnerable to the government’s failures. They are often forgotten about when it comes to food distribution, education and medical aid. This results in mass malnutrition and an endless revolving cycle with no hope of it getting better. (Pennington) Another major concern for North Koreans is being sentences to political prison camps. There are at least 150,000