Saturday, March 29, 2008

Red scarf girl (setting)

In the story "Red scarf girl" Ji-li is very cautious and very sensitive to her environment after she finds out she is included in the black category, which is the class status that was bourgeious and totally contrary to Chairman Mao's teachings and laws. But however because a conflict between her and the environment shes surrounded with it also affects her in where she is; the setting. For an example Ji-li is not safe in her own house because of her grandfather's political status influences, she has a lot of insecure issues. in page 132 it says "At first we could not hear much. Then we heard more: doors slamming, a cry from Hua-hua, crash after crash of dishes breaking overhead, and the indistinct voices of the Red Guards." This quote explains that Ji-Li is not in a safe environment. An even more relevant example is almost to the end of the book on page 253 the content a character called thin face slaps Ji-li's grandma on the face. Now this is one
setting another setting is in her school. At her primary school she wasn't very happy because every student new that she was in a bad political status, and all of them criticized her for that. But then when she moved into junior high school everything changed her self esteem rose up because none of the students really new her background, it was a fresh new start. The school and her house are the two main settings that influence her.

1 comment:

Shorty:) said...

I think you well described the setting of the Red Scarf girl
I knew that it was going to be about a girl because most of the stories that are reading are like stories of abandoned kid
so,, well described blog!