Non-Conformity in Chinese Society

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The paper examines the fates of a list of characters from three novels of the 17th and 18th centuries, and the poetry of Yuan Mei. The period of study is the Qing dynasty which was the authority in China before its decline in the 19th century. The thesis revolves around Asian societies' rigidity of old, as reinforced by religion, culture and law, to suggest that non-conformity carries immense risks; conformity implies virtue and rewards.

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"As in other Asian civilizations, men and women have had to conform to prevailing cultural mores, as their security, in a variety of injustice through centuries that is so often lamented by others. The theme of the non-conforming person, however, has continued to inspire authors, through time. This paper refers to a great variety of individuals whose experiences may be said to be rather allegorical, in terms of the consequences of breaking from tradition, and in a society of little security, so often becoming mere leaves on the wind."

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