Truth in Novels

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This paper analyzes how the three books demonstrate the significance of truth in one's life and how big a priority it is or isn't. The paper questions the balance between truth and lies and good and evil and examines the story lines of these three novels in order to establish the importance of this topic.

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""Life and Death in Shanghai" by Nien Cheng is a true account of how Nien Cheng's life was persecuted and imprisoned during the time of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution in China. (1966-1976). During this time, Nien Cheng became a victim of the revolution. Her home was looted by the Red Guards and she was imprisoned and falsely accused of espionage. During her imprisonment, she was excessively tortured so that she would confess to crimes she had not committed. The book highlights how despite so much torture, Nien Cheng refused to confess and was kept in solitary confinement for over six years. Her health deteriorated and she suffered through tremendous anxiety on account of worrying over the fate of her only child Meiping. "

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