China In Ten Words Analysis

Phases come and go there are very few phases such as the Maoist phase where its deeply rooted in the people even after Mao’s death. Maoist ideology was one of those strong phases that became engraved in the hearts of the people of China instead of just being forgotten. Yu Hua author of China in Ten Words talks about even though China’s transition from post-Mao to Deng Xiaoping’s policy “reform and opening up” people of China still have Maoist roots. Although the people of China live in a post- Mao period and have embraced Deng Xiaoping’s policy “reform and opening up” Nevertheless people of China still have not moved on from the Maoist ideology. In this analytical essay, I will provide analyzed three examples from Yu Hua’s book China in Ten Words on why do I think that people of China have not moved on from the Maoist ideology and are working towards making China great again. …show more content…
Each word: people, leader, reading, writing, Lu Xun, revolution, disparity, grassroots, copycat, bamboozle have all played a part in Yu Hua’s life in one way or another. The main concept of Yu Hua in the book is to show that China has not moved on from the Maiost ideology even though many have embraced Deng Xiaoping’s policy of “reform and opening up” the people of China still have Maoism deeply rooted in them. Yu Hua gives many examples throughout the book on why he thinks that people in China still have deep ties with Maoism. Even though China is in a post-Mao period and having a economic miracle many people in China still have the Maoist ideology engraved in them because they still want equality, freedom, and to make China great