"Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"

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The paper discusses "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress", the story of two friends and the love that they find amidst the cruelties and harshness of the mountain that they are exiled to for being educated until high school. The paper demonstrates how the events that shape the plot actually reflect the events of China's Cultural Revolution. The paper describes the novel as a poignant, emotional story about relationships, the power of literature, love, and the need for spiritual uplifting despite the lack of all basic necessities.

From the Paper:

"The history of China has always been an interesting setting for wonderful and thrilling novels. The past of this mystifying country is cloaked in mystery and endless magic that it is almost impossible to not be entranced by the suffering and sacrifice that was brought about by this colorful but bygone era. Laced with a little bit of pain and distress as well as some victories and triumphs, one the oldest civilization in the world has managed to pass on to its offspring a multitude of rich ancestral culture and history. Aside from the adventures of people that existed in the time of kingdoms and dynasties, the experiences and wisdom gained by the population during the controversial Cultural Revolution become the subject of a whole lot graceful, beautifully written novels."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chen, Jack. Inside the Cultural Revolution. New York: MacMillan, 1975.
• Kwong, Julia. Cultural Revolution in China's schools. May l966-April 1969. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c1988.
• Esherick, Joseph, Pickowicz, Paul, Walder, Andrew. China's Cultural Revolution As History. Stanford University Press, 2006.

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