The following lengthy analysis posted on Scribd by “Park Joo” compares contradictory stories that YeonMi told about her background. The analysis concludes that those surrounding her such as Casey Lartigue, sponsoring organizations, and the media pressured Park to exaggerate and/or lie. According to this analysis YeonMi was willing to do so because she felt ostracized by other defectors who had substantially worse experiences than her in North Korea, which is why before she rose to fame she seemingly promoted a narrative of engaging North Korea, which is unpopular with most defectors.