Read the story of Shane and answer the questions that follow: (Page 203-204)
Shane lives in North Korea which has a set of defined rules for his everyday living. He is currently serving in compulsory military service in which he is expected to serve in the military till the time government decides. There are also rules about how his hair should be cut and the clothes he should wear. He cannot access the global internet, and so is unaware of the world outside his own country. The government watches his every action closely and he is also expected to report about anyone who tries breaking any of the defined rules. One day he met a tourist who asked him, “Why do all of you have the same haircut here?” To this Shane responded, “We all want to explore new styles, but the government decides the way we should keep our hair.”
(i) Does Shane’s country look like a democracy?
(ii) How do you think Shane’s everyday life would be?
(iii) Would you like to live in such a country? Explain why.