The problem Ji-Li’s father is facing, is that he will be criticized, humiliated, and embarrassed in front of his whole theater system. This is because he had been accused of committing anti-revolutionary crimes during the Antirightist Movement. According to paragraph five, “ “...your father committed some serious mistakes during the Antirightist Movement several years ago, but he still obstinately refuses to confess…We are going to have a struggle meeting of the entire theater system to criticize him and force him to confess.” ” Thin-Face and the others are making accusations of Ji-Li’s father. They then want to punish him, without gathering more evidence. In paragraph sixteen, Ji-Li states her strong belief that her father is not a counter-revolutionist,
