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Korea has been a country living under constant invasions and threats from several different foreign nations. Throughout its history, Korea has been repeatedly devastated by powers such as Japan, China, and Mongolia. Despite these different attempts to subjugate the country, Korea has still survived and has been able to maintain its culture and traditions since ancient times. Since August 15, 1945, Korea has been left divided by two foreign powers. This occurred soon after another foreign power, Japan, was defeated and left its occupation in Korea. Some Koreans see this today as another attempt by foreign nations to keep Korea under foreign power. Many feel that unification of the two Koreas is important and is purposely prevented by the United States. Other Koreans view themselves as belonging to one of the Koreas, rather than from a single Korea, and thus don’t view unification as something important. This essay discusses these points and compares them to situations shown in two Korean fictional stories: JSA and Lee Mun-Yeoul. North and South Korea today live on totally different ideologies. The North has adopted a communist government, while the South runs a capitalist government. The governments on each side wish to unite