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streets in dunce hats while all the students were forced to go to re-education camps. The narrator and his best friend Luo were both sent to the base of Phoenix of the Sky mountain for their re-education in which their surroundings really force them to question their morals and set up the theme of the book. In the remote village at the base of the mountain they are cut out from the rest of China. Communication is very limited which means information cannot be given or received, and what little…

The Senufo people are located in Cote d Ivoire, Ghana. The Senufo people are considered a people heavily involved with the “spiritual realm”. Religion is quite different when it comes to the people of Senufo, they do not associate themselves as one of the three prominent religions of the world; Islam, Christianity, or Judaism. There is a belief that a women spirit; called the “ancient mother” is heavily involved with the poro society 2. The poro society (a male dominated community) was also a…

In the train, on my way to the city, I looked back upon all the things that happened to me since I first met Luo. Where is he now? Does he hate me for leaving him? Will he forgive me? Will I ever see him again? The question that will always haunt me is ‘will he ever forgive me for killing our child?’. One side of me really cares about these tings, but the other side of tells me that I should leave behind all the things that happened. The memories of sneaking into Four- Eyes’ shag and stealing…

In the book Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is about 2 teenagers named Luo and the narrator that are living in China in the 1970’s. During this time Mao and his communist party was in control of China and were trying to make China into a powerhouse like the US and Russia at the time. They were trying to get rid of the bourgeois and made going to school illegal. They would send the bourgeois kids to be re educated in the countryside. Luo and the narrator are sent to a village to be re…

the film Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise) is a story on two teenagers, Luo and Ma, who are sent to be re-educated during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They are sent to a mountain because their doctor parents have been declared enemies of the state by the Communist state. While forced to work in coalmines and with rice crops, they fall in love with the daughter of the local tailor, the Little Seamstress. Originally written in French, the film…

reeducation in which Luo and the narrator get stuck are sometimes horrendous and influence them to seek out something that isn’t so bland. Instead of losing their intelligence and becoming trained to do hard labor as Mao intended, Luo and the narrator are even more hungry for knowledge than before reeducation, so they seek out the stash of books. Upon discovering Four-Eyes’ suitcase of books before they snatch them, the narrator makes clear that all he feels is “loathing for everyone who kept…

In Balzac and the Little Seamstress by Dai Sijie there are many virtues that connect with the main characters. Virtue is a behavior showing moral standards according to the dictionary. Friendship, Loyalty, responsibility, Courage and compassion are all virtues that make someone good but they are not values because values can be good or bad. For example some people value peace other people value war. Friendship is when you value a friend and both of you are loyal to each other. In Balzac and the…

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sije embodies China’s revolution carried out by Mao Zedong. The harsh time period, were cruel restriction were implemented in regards to the limitations on western cultures are highlighted by the author when he adds “Balzac” to the title. Honre de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright during the French Revolution, exemplifies the restraints on Chinese society during the Chinese revolution. The fact that his work is western and he is in…

In this passage, Luo is receiving a message to inform his mother is in the hospital, because she had retrieved a serious sickness that could possibly be life threatening. One clue that if it is life threatening, they have to send a message to her son. Otherwise, it isn’t a serious sickness they wouldn’t need to call him who was in the countryside for “re-education”. This quote is rational because Luo and the narrator had been awaiting the moment they have permission to return home, and when he…

and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Siji, two boys have to go through re-education on the Phoenix Mountain due to their high status within the community. Luo and the narrator both have an obsession with reading, but they are not able to openly express that so they satisfy themselves through storytelling. Storytelling is very significant due to the fact that it not only is education for some, but it also carries on the legacies of book that are being obliterated, and it creates a refuge for…