I think that these chapters are when everything starts to happen in the story. With more suicides and Ji Li's dad being detained, this is going to be the start of a book I have disliked for the most part.
I think that the last chapter had a little upside to it because of Ji-Li going to junior highschool and getting one hundred percent on her math test. The first of the two chapters was one of the saddest I have read so far. because of the suicide of Ming-ming's dad, Aunt Xi-wen's son not helping her up, and kids threatening to gorge Ji-Yun's eyes out.
This first chapter is making me down in the dumps. With Ming Ming dad's being beaten then hung himself, JiYun's and bully's at school, and the horrible fate of Aunt Xi Wen, this chapter is depressing. Do the Red Guards realize that they are using their power for their own be selfish deeds? Or are they still blinded by the greatness of Mao? I feel bad for Du Hai and his mother. It must be horrible tobe so high up and then so down low. Also, how come Jili prayed to Allah at the end? Is she Muslim? For the second chapter, I am thrilled that Jili is going to school, and her teacher seems really nice. I, like Jili, am disappointed that her junior high isn't what she imagined, but it is better than nothing. I am glad that she did so well on her math test, and that she has some people who are friends to her, like Chang Hong and Lin Lin. But I feel that Jili could have joined the Blackboard newspaper club and keep her head low so she won't be so high in status.
While I'm reading the ninth chapter, I come across this paragraph that I think describes my feelings on this matter completely. "Home, i thought. Wasn't home a private place? A place where the family could seem secure? How could strangers come and search through our secrets? If Grandpa was a landlord, they could confiscate all his things. But I was not a landlord. Why did they have to search though my things?" Also, I feel like Ji-li is going through a realization stage. I think situations become more clear to her in this chapter.
For the tenth chapter, I think most of it is pretty sad. She keeps referencing "fate". (The idea of fate came out of the mythology story of the three fates. Three sister who planned out a persons life, and cut the life line when the person should die. Just wanted to point that out.) I suppose it is fate, but it seems so wrong that they should have THAT fate. Plus, I'm really hating the Red Guards right now. They are basically torturing people. The cultural revolution is getting WAY out of hand.
Actually, the "three sister" myth was only in Greek and Roman myths, which are in the WEST. The Chinese didn't have anything to do with them. Besides...those were a long time ago anyway. The book is taking place during the Cultural Revolution, which took place from 1966 to 1977.
Clearly you don't pay attention to how the Chinese never would have heard these myths because the Greeks, Romans, and the rest of Europe were so far away. The Chinese empire was established long before the Greeks anyway.
Wow, it would completely stink to be Ji-Li or anyone in her town for that matter. She's just starting to doubt the revolution by realizing how cruel it is. She is hesitant about liking the red guards at all. The whole "revolution" idea is horrible. Why is it even called a revolution? Mao isn't taking over China, he's just changing his mind. It's like me changing my wall paper to blue and calling it a revolution over all the yellow wall paper. The yellow wall paper is only there cause i put it there. Mao can (although it's horrible) do whatever he wants to China by jut telling them. The Red Guards are probably there just to excite everyone about the change and nip at the people that don't change fast enough. I mean come on Mao, you aren't winning a war or anything because there is absolutely no one fighting against you. Get over yourself and be a better leader to your country. (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(")
Throughout chapter 9, I'm thinking, what would it be like to be Ji-Li? To have some power-abusing people to come in and search your house and take all your private things and just throw them to the ground, not even thinking once about the golden rule. You can't even do anything about it unless you want to be called a black whelp.
If the wheel of fate is turning, it sure doesn't seem like it. If some good and some bad is to come I think the bad is going to outweigh the good. Hopefully she'll be able to go to school soon though. Its' been like a year and it'll probably take her mind off of all the bad that's happening.
I would hate to be Ji Li right now. I would not be able to sleep at night knowing that some red guard could kill anyone at any moment including myself her. Everyone must be so nervous and anxious at every moment, especially if you are a black whelp like Ji Li. I don't think this whole wheel of fate thing is true, like elizabeth said. Nothing has happened yet. It is great that she is in a class with a whole new group of kids and can start over. It is also good that no one knows about her history and she knows to be more careful about it. This is like a new beginning for her so she can improve her life.
Finally! Ji-Li realizes that the Fourolds and the revolution are ruining her life! Al that I can think about is how she believed in the revolution, and everything that Chairman Mao is saying, but she's started to see that it's only benefitting some people. If a person or family has one flaw, just one, they are punished for. Therefore, all of this is only good for the families that don't seem to have anything wrong with them. That's basically a stereotype.
I really didn't like the fact that Ji-Li is deciding her life on three pieces of paper, but it does give hopw. I'm rooting for Ji-Li and her family. STAY STRONG JI-LI!!!
I am starting to hate the Red Guards more and more. We now add more deaths to the list, first with An Yi's Grandma. We now have poor Ming-Ming's dad. Other people are being hurt, like Aunt Xi-Wen and Du Hai's mom. Nothing good is coming out of this revolution, and I am surprised that Ji-Li is not protesting more.
I think that these chapters are when everything starts to happen in the story. With more suicides and Ji Li's dad being detained, this is going to be the start of a book I have disliked for the most part.
ReplyDeleteI think that the last chapter had a little upside to it because of Ji-Li going to junior highschool and getting one hundred percent on her math test. The first of the two chapters was one of the saddest I have read so far. because of the suicide of Ming-ming's dad, Aunt Xi-wen's son not helping her up, and kids threatening to gorge Ji-Yun's eyes out.
ReplyDeleteThis first chapter is making me down in the dumps. With Ming Ming dad's being beaten then hung himself, JiYun's and bully's at school, and the horrible fate of Aunt Xi Wen, this chapter is depressing. Do the Red Guards realize that they are using their power for their own be selfish deeds? Or are they still blinded by the greatness of Mao? I feel bad for Du Hai and his mother. It must be horrible tobe so high up and then so down low. Also, how come Jili prayed to Allah at the end? Is she Muslim?
ReplyDeleteFor the second chapter, I am thrilled that Jili is going to school, and her teacher seems really nice. I, like Jili, am disappointed that her junior high isn't what she imagined, but it is better than nothing. I am glad that she did so well on her math test, and that she has some people who are friends to her, like Chang Hong and Lin Lin. But I feel that Jili could have joined the Blackboard newspaper club and keep her head low so she won't be so high in status.
While I'm reading the ninth chapter, I come across this paragraph that I think describes my feelings on this matter completely. "Home, i thought. Wasn't home a private place? A place where the family could seem secure? How could strangers come and search through our secrets? If Grandpa was a landlord, they could confiscate all his things. But I was not a landlord. Why did they have to search though my things?" Also, I feel like Ji-li is going through a realization stage. I think situations become more clear to her in this chapter.
ReplyDeleteFor the tenth chapter, I think most of it is pretty sad. She keeps referencing "fate". (The idea of fate came out of the mythology story of the three fates. Three sister who planned out a persons life, and cut the life line when the person should die. Just wanted to point that out.) I suppose it is fate, but it seems so wrong that they should have THAT fate. Plus, I'm really hating the Red Guards right now. They are basically torturing people. The cultural revolution is getting WAY out of hand.
Actually, the "three sister" myth was only in Greek and Roman myths, which are in the WEST. The Chinese didn't have anything to do with them. Besides...those were a long time ago anyway. The book is taking place during the Cultural Revolution, which took place from 1966 to 1977.
DeleteClearly you don't pay attention to how the Chinese never would have heard these myths because the Greeks, Romans, and the rest of Europe were so far away. The Chinese empire was established long before the Greeks anyway.
DeleteWow, it would completely stink to be Ji-Li or anyone in her town for that matter. She's just starting to doubt the revolution by realizing how cruel it is. She is hesitant about liking the red guards at all. The whole "revolution" idea is horrible. Why is it even called a revolution? Mao isn't taking over China, he's just changing his mind. It's like me changing my wall paper to blue and calling it a revolution over all the yellow wall paper. The yellow wall paper is only there cause i put it there. Mao can (although it's horrible) do whatever he wants to China by jut telling them. The Red Guards are probably there just to excite everyone about the change and nip at the people that don't change fast enough. I mean come on Mao, you aren't winning a war or anything because there is absolutely no one fighting against you. Get over yourself and be a better leader to your country.
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I really like your comparison of the wallpaper to the Cultural Revolution. : )
DeleteThroughout chapter 9, I'm thinking, what would it be like to be Ji-Li? To have some power-abusing people to come in and search your house and take all your private things and just throw them to the ground, not even thinking once about the golden rule. You can't even do anything about it unless you want to be called a black whelp.
ReplyDeleteIf the wheel of fate is turning, it sure doesn't seem like it. If some good and some bad is to come I think the bad is going to outweigh the good. Hopefully she'll be able to go to school soon though. Its' been like a year and it'll probably take her mind off of all the bad that's happening.
I would hate to be Ji Li right now. I would not be able to sleep at night knowing that some red guard could kill anyone at any moment including myself her. Everyone must be so nervous and anxious at every moment, especially if you are a black whelp like Ji Li. I don't think this whole wheel of fate thing is true, like elizabeth said. Nothing has happened yet. It is great that she is in a class with a whole new group of kids and can start over. It is also good that no one knows about her history and she knows to be more careful about it. This is like a new beginning for her so she can improve her life.
ReplyDeleteFinally! Ji-Li realizes that the Fourolds and the revolution are ruining her life! Al that I can think about is how she believed in the revolution, and everything that Chairman Mao is saying, but she's started to see that it's only benefitting some people. If a person or family has one flaw, just one, they are punished for. Therefore, all of this is only good for the families that don't seem to have anything wrong with them. That's basically a stereotype.
ReplyDeleteI really didn't like the fact that Ji-Li is deciding her life on three pieces of paper, but it does give hopw. I'm rooting for Ji-Li and her family. STAY STRONG JI-LI!!!
Around here i started feeling angry about the book. I thought the red guards were going overboard.
ReplyDeleteI am starting to hate the Red Guards more and more. We now add more deaths to the list, first with An Yi's Grandma. We now have poor Ming-Ming's dad. Other people are being hurt, like Aunt Xi-Wen and Du Hai's mom. Nothing good is coming out of this revolution, and I am surprised that Ji-Li is not protesting more.
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