In paragraph 5, the author discusses North Korea's use of propaganda to control its population and promote its ideology. The author notes that the government's control of the media and the arts allows it to shape the way that North Koreans view the world and that the country's propaganda is designed to reinforce the regime's authority and promote a sense of nationalism and unity among the population.
The discussion of North Korea's use of propaganda contributes to the development of the text's central idea that the country is a totalitarian state that exercises complete control over its citizens.