The autobiography ‘Mao’s last dancer’ explores the boundaries Li was required to cross, transforming Li Cunxin’s view of the world. Throughout the book, Li slowly unravels he truth about communist China and Western countries, and, continue to do what he loves through handwork and determination with freedom in his hand.
Challenges set by individuals can lead them to cross boundaries, allowing them to grow. Li Cunxin has overcome many challenges in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer”, that led him into great success, enabling him to achieve many great opportunities such as visiting America. The opportunity to visit America , allowed him to fully realise the dark truth about communism and capitalist countries that Chairman Mao has been hiding, changing Li’s …show more content…
Li Cunxin has never had interest in ballet before, however with handwork and perseverance of practicing every single night and holiday and the urge to get better grades, his love and interest for dance eventually evolved higher and stronger. One of the many fables in the book quoted “nothing comes easily”, symbolising the importance of hardwork. In the fable , the farmer crossed a negative boundary as he was taking things the easy way, believing that without planting crops, he would have food for his family and himself. The fable taught li the significance of enthusiasm and how things come if you work for it. Teacher Xiao never gave up on Li as he notices the massive potential that Li had inside of him and without losing the great opportunity li possessed. Throughout the book Li stated, “My confrontation with Teacher Gao was the first time in my life that i had really faced a problem and tried to solve it. Despite the misunderstanding, his perspective of the teacher changed when he finally gained courage and confidence to face and talk to him. The main moral Li learnt that will stay with him forever is that nothing come easily with hard work whatever boundaries and challenges he faces, he needed to overcome that barrier in order to go further in life. Being raised in a community that has little to no wage daily, he was taught this by his parents at an
Challenges set by individuals can lead them to cross boundaries, allowing them to grow. Li Cunxin has overcome many challenges in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer”, that led him into great success, enabling him to achieve many great opportunities such as visiting America. The opportunity to visit America , allowed him to fully realise the dark truth about communism and capitalist countries that Chairman Mao has been hiding, changing Li’s …show more content…
Li Cunxin has never had interest in ballet before, however with handwork and perseverance of practicing every single night and holiday and the urge to get better grades, his love and interest for dance eventually evolved higher and stronger. One of the many fables in the book quoted “nothing comes easily”, symbolising the importance of hardwork. In the fable , the farmer crossed a negative boundary as he was taking things the easy way, believing that without planting crops, he would have food for his family and himself. The fable taught li the significance of enthusiasm and how things come if you work for it. Teacher Xiao never gave up on Li as he notices the massive potential that Li had inside of him and without losing the great opportunity li possessed. Throughout the book Li stated, “My confrontation with Teacher Gao was the first time in my life that i had really faced a problem and tried to solve it. Despite the misunderstanding, his perspective of the teacher changed when he finally gained courage and confidence to face and talk to him. The main moral Li learnt that will stay with him forever is that nothing come easily with hard work whatever boundaries and challenges he faces, he needed to overcome that barrier in order to go further in life. Being raised in a community that has little to no wage daily, he was taught this by his parents at an