In the novel Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke aspects of political, economic, and human interactions work together to form the setting and point of view of the novel. A setting that is depressing and morbid due to the novels topic; being the outbreak of AIDS. Economic motivations in the novel change an individual’s reality to allow for unjust and immoral actions to occur. Political aspect of the novel place the needs of the government before its citizens. Human interactions become standardized and cold due to motivations of gaining economic means and power.
Economic motivations skew individual's reality as a powerful enabler for unjust and morally inadequate actions. This idea is presented to the reader when Lianke writes, “‘What fools we've …show more content…
Near the start of the novel the author writes, “‘Professor Ding, the county governor is going to fire me if i don’t get this blood station up and running… I’ve arranged for trucks to take some people from Ding Village on a tour of Cai county… a model for the whole province.”(Lianke 33). The government official present in this novel is constantly worried about self preservation. As this official is the primary form of government present in the novel it can be inferred that these actions are a direct reflection of the self serving government agenda in this novel. Later in the novel the Lianke writes, “... the director of education in charge of rural development and poverty alleviation had been promoted to deputy governor in charge of the county task force on HIV and AIDS… promised to provide every fever patient in Ding Village with a bottle of cooking oil and a string of firecrackers so that they could enjoy the Chinese New Year in style.” (Lianke 122). Now as this is the same government official from earlier chapters it can be seen that self preservation and an individualistic goal achieves more in the government system put in place. In the novel it is almost as if manipulation and deceit is okay if not rewarded as long as the means yield the desired …show more content…
The novel's use of economic, political, and human interactions as a way to amplify a lack of morals present during this time period shrewdly presents a point of view that may have otherwise gone unventured. The economic motivations present in the novel modify an individual's reality and allow for unjust and immoral actions to occur. The political aspect of this novel puts the needs of the government before the citizens. And lastly the mundane nature of human interactions become standardized and cold as a result of motivations driven by economic means and
Economic motivations skew individual's reality as a powerful enabler for unjust and morally inadequate actions. This idea is presented to the reader when Lianke writes, “‘What fools we've …show more content…
Near the start of the novel the author writes, “‘Professor Ding, the county governor is going to fire me if i don’t get this blood station up and running… I’ve arranged for trucks to take some people from Ding Village on a tour of Cai county… a model for the whole province.”(Lianke 33). The government official present in this novel is constantly worried about self preservation. As this official is the primary form of government present in the novel it can be inferred that these actions are a direct reflection of the self serving government agenda in this novel. Later in the novel the Lianke writes, “... the director of education in charge of rural development and poverty alleviation had been promoted to deputy governor in charge of the county task force on HIV and AIDS… promised to provide every fever patient in Ding Village with a bottle of cooking oil and a string of firecrackers so that they could enjoy the Chinese New Year in style.” (Lianke 122). Now as this is the same government official from earlier chapters it can be seen that self preservation and an individualistic goal achieves more in the government system put in place. In the novel it is almost as if manipulation and deceit is okay if not rewarded as long as the means yield the desired …show more content…
The novel's use of economic, political, and human interactions as a way to amplify a lack of morals present during this time period shrewdly presents a point of view that may have otherwise gone unventured. The economic motivations present in the novel modify an individual's reality and allow for unjust and immoral actions to occur. The political aspect of this novel puts the needs of the government before the citizens. And lastly the mundane nature of human interactions become standardized and cold as a result of motivations driven by economic means and