Character Analysis: Red Scarf Girl

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The people and behaviour that I imagined in Red Scarf Girl, was very close to what i actually read. I thought families and communities were really important and had huge affect on their life. For example the bond that Ji-Li and her family had was very strong. Ji-Li never betrayed her family for a better life, just like she did not tell the officials where the rebel letter was (251). Another assumption I had is that people were not violent. To my surprise, the Red Guards, or the people that made sure individuals followed the rules were quite violent. The way they attacked, forced people to do things and the way they yelled at Ji-Li for having a landlord grandfather (68) surprised me. Although, they did respect their leader and people in power,