The Red Scarf Girl is a story of a girl (Ji-Li) who lived during the Cultural Revolution in China. Before the cultural revolution, Ji-Li was excepted as a excellerated student and was a leader of her school. Cultural Revolution strikes (exposition) and Ji-Li adjusts to many taunts and disrespect of her classmates, neighbors and aquaintances because her family is sent down as a low status (Ji-Li's Grandfather was a landlord.)-Rising Action> Of course, Ji-Li ponders upon her worries and many of the people around her were trapped in work camps after their houses are raided. In some worse conditions, some people even commit suicide. Ji-Li's life gets darker and she soon finds herself in a new junior-high school that is far from her dreams. Ji-Li tries her best in all her studies and pushes herself to reach the top. Unluckily, a picture that is considered a fourold is found in the garbage can outside Ji-Li's house and her house is raided. After the raid, Ji-Li's father is taken to the work dungeons and does not return for a long time......
Monday, March 17, 2008
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