Kim Jong Il And Napoleon Analysis

Kim Jong Il and Napoleon were very dedicated in all that they did, but not all that they did was for the best of the country. Although Jong was the dictator of North Korea and Napoleon was the dictator of a fiction farm,they were very similar in who they were and their personalities and how they controlled their citizens. Both affected their countries with wrath, and used their short tempers and ability to get their way. They both instilled fear in the citizens, so they would conform to the ways that the dictators wanted. Kim Jong Il is a similar leader to Napoleon by the way that they associated with other people, the ways they enforced a communist land, and created a powerful army to protect their land and citizens of their country but their younger years might have been what formed them into the dictators they are.

Kim Jong Il assumed dictatorship in 1994 after his father Kim ll Sung died. It was his father’s desire that he would be in control after his death. Throughout a three year mourning period for Sung, Jong quickly built up his status. (Leitich, 6) Jong quickly Promoted his son and daughter to Generals so he would not be threatened by them wanting his position.($$$) Napoleon was also quick to give jobs to every one so he would not be threatened by them.(*****)Meanwhile North Korea became increasingly diplomatically isolated when in 1998, it test fired a missile that flew over the Japanese Island of Honshu.( Leitich,5) It was feared that other nations would want to develop nuclear weapons to protect themselves from a possible attack by North Korea.(Worth,13) When Napoleon developed the Windmill, everyone worked on that just like Jong did with the Nuclear weapons program. It was the pride and joy of animal farm just like...

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...in Rangoon and the 1987 drowning of the korean Airlines flight were attributed to Jong, along with the 1973 kidnapping of a South Korean movie director and his wife,and the 1976 axe murder of two American soldiers at Panmunjom.(Hobby,4) Napoleon also threatened people, the animals were expected to obey the commandments, but if they could not they could be thrown out or killed to keep the farm at peace.(@@@)

Jong was born in the USSR, but his official birthplace was changed to North Korea, it seemed more appropriate for him.(Worth,69) Jong was known as a disruptive child growing up.(Koestler-Grack,76) He was one of two sons born to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Suk on February 5th, 1942.(4,3) At a young age Jong learned to deal with death and loss. (Koestler-Grack,74) His Father was far too busy with affairs of the state to devote much attention to him.(Koestler-Grack,76)