Ji-li Jiang

situation. The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu, Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang, and Dawn by Elie Wiesel are all examples of novels in which characters are able to exist in states of uncertainty. The Hairdresser of Harare follows Dumisani, a gay man in a country that heavily discriminates against homosexuality. Red Scarf Girl is about the Chinese Cultural Revolution, told through the eyes of a young girl named Ji-Li Jiang who faces challenges due to her family’s social class. Dawn focuses…

“I hate landlords. I hate this landlord family,”, Ji-Li gets frustrated and tired of the way that people treat her, just because of her family status. Which leads to many children separating from their families to support chairman Mao. During the cultural revolution, a lot of family relationships break, like Ji-Li and her family, and Shan-Shan and his mother. One example of a child in the book who left their family to join the cultural revolution is Shan-Shan. In page 142, Shan-Shan’s…

Story Summary The Red Scarf Girl is an Autobiography written by Ji-li Jiang herself. Throughout the book she displays her life before, during and after China’s cultural revolution. The story begins with Ji-li talking about her family, and her status in school. She’s a motivated, hardworking person who hopes for a bright future. She also mentions the fact that she gets perfect scores on many of her tests, and her dream to go to Shi-Yi, one of the most accredited schools around. Later on in the…

was interesting and fun; we would still have school and learn the same way. The same thing is that both in the 1960s and today we have school. For brief, Ji-li was around school a lot, like when a da-zi bao poster was written about her. Tiredly looking, I found something that would work. “The thing I could see were the name Jiang Ji-li and the word relationship.” Finally, cultural attitudes is big too for instance segregation. In While The World Watched black people went to one…

that it is everyone’s moral obligation to protect and served the differences that make our global tribes meant to last an eternity. To better understand the positive impacts of tribalism we first need to look at where it falters. In Ji-li Jiang’s novel Red Scarf Girl, Jiang paints a vibrant picture of the life of one young girl, her life, and being raised in Communist China during the Cultural Revolution.…

Hi everyone! In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I have summer homework that I have to do everyday. As I said in my last post, this is not necessary for all people to be successful, but I just feel like it helps my confidence the next year at school. In addition to doing summer homework, my mom also makes it a requirement for our summer. Of course, there are exceptions to doing the homework Like, I had a sleepover the night before and my friend ended up staying all day, or I have an…

Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…