Analysis Of Red Scarf Girl

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Red Scarf Girl is a memoir about a girl named Jiang Ji-Li who goes through hardship during the cultural revolution. In the book, she explains everything that happens to her, her friends, and her family, which influences her choices and actions in a big way. Ji-Li changes a lot of the course of the book. Her family at the time had a bad class status. At the beginning, she would refuse to help her family because of the revolution, but she eventually changes and cares more about her family. Also, most of China believes that Chairman Mao is a good leader. She eventually realizes that he an amazing leader which everyone thinks he is. During school, she goes from working for herself to working for Mao, then working for her family. Her mindset and …show more content…
At the beginning of the cultural revolution, Ji-Li finds out that people (mostly elderly people) have committed suicide. She says that these actions are selfish and anyone who goes along with these types of actions doesn’t support the revolution or are a capitalist. However in the chapter, The Propaganda Wall Ji-Li finds herself in an awkward position. She finds out that her best friend An Yi’s grandmother had jumped out a window. Ji-Li then says, “ I heard An Yi’s grandmother’s name and shuddered…my lips trembled and my teeth shattered.” (113). In other words, Ji-Li is saying that she was in disbelief that her friend’s grandmother would ever do such a thing. Also if this happened to An-Yi’s family, she’s scared about what could happen to hers. Ji-Li uses a metaphor to explain the obvious. Her best friend's’ grandmother was so close to her that she even explains in the same chapter that she was like a second grandmother to her. Saying that her teeth shattered means that she was so nervous and scared that her heart just sank, and she wasn't able to react. This isn't the only part however, why Ji-Li understands suicide more at the funeral. When An Yi’s family barely got any time to cope before the Red Guards had to take away her casket. One of the guards reminds them that they only have five minutes left because An Yi’s grandmother …show more content…
She grows a lot throughout because of all the events she experienced. Which then relates back to my idea because she becomes wiser and has a bigger idea of what to do in these types of situations. Be it, her realizing her leader is bad. Her changing who she's doing all this hard work for, helping her family hide a document that could put her family in danger, or even changing her views about suicide. Jiang Ji-Li has changed a lot over the course of Red Scarf
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