Jung Chang

Michael Accurso The book, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang, is a intimate memoir and a piece of history that shows life through generations. This book shows us the change and evolution of China through the lives of three women. Allow me to give a brief synopsis of who these women are so that it is easier to understand the story. The first woman that we live through is Yu Fang. Yu Fang’s father is looking for a way out of their miserable life so he arranges for her to be a concubine

Book Review Author: Jung Chang Title: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Publication: Simon and Schuster, London, 1991 1. Main Thesis In Wild Swans, Jung Chang describes the life of three generations of woman in her family. Beginning in the year 1909 and ending in present time, it gives an insight into almost eighty years of the cultural history of China. Jung Chang has said in a interview that her intention in writing Wild Swans was to show how the Chinese people, and in particular the women

Jung Chang is a Chinese-born British writer that is known for her award-winning book, Wild Swans. After having several jobs at a young age, Jung Chang became an English-language student, and an assistant lecturer at Sichuan University. In 1978, Chang left China for Britain, where the University of York awarded her a scholarship. At the university, she acquired a Ph.D. in linguistics in 1982. Interestingly, Chang was the first person from the People’s Republic of China to obtain a doctorate from a

Jung Chang’s Wild Swans combines a first person narrative and real historical events to create a story that is both compelling and informative. Though the author tells different tales in the three parts of the book, the themes of violence, oppression, and abuse of power remain static throughout. In retelling stories from three generations, Chang depicts the hardships faced by citizens of opposite genders and different ages in twentieth-century Communist China. Through the author’s vivid details,

rule of China. The book is organized by the history of the family and China. It goes both through the story of China and her family. It shows the progression of China through the lives of her family and her. Each chapter of Wild Swans contributes to Chang 's main point by stacking one idea on another. One event leads to another. For example, the Chinese were treated terribly under the role of the Japanese. After Japan lost World War II, Soviet and Mongolian troops entered China.1 This lead the Chinese

The history of China is as complex as its citizens. There are many people in China and they offer insight into China’s history. These people have different perspectives based on their status and power. People with different status and access to power very depending on the section of Chinese history, during the twentieth century the people with different stations are Communist Party members and the average working class citizen. These different view points help explain the difference power makes in

Wild Swans, by Jung Chang The Chinese people have experienced rapid change, in government and culture in the 20th century. Although the common people seemed to have risen up against oppression from the ruling class, liberty and equality often remains out of their grasp. For centuries the dynastic cycle has dominated the culture and collective consciousness of the Chinese people. This process is characterized by unification, followed by prosperity and success, followed by corruption and instability

In addition to hastiness, many projects failed because people lacked the skills necessary to perform them. The Great Leap did not support educated people and therefore the projects were often run by uneducated cadres, commune managers, and often failed (310) (72). People did not know how to do the jobs that the government forced them to do (31) (311). They plowed so deeply that the soiled had salt in it (311). The peasants were ordered to look for uranium and petroleum in the countryside, not knowing

commune – large units of people who lived together and shared work, income, and possessions that were responsible for accomplishing administrative and economic tasks at a local level quota – a specific limit or number that is expected to be achieved; a proportional share assigned to a division 1. What was the purpose of the New Democracy strategy? Was it successful? Explain. The purpose of the New Democracy strategy was meant to spur China’s political and economic recovery. In order to do so,

After Mao failed to modernize China’s economy through industrialization and collectivization with the Great Leap Forward plan, he launched the Cultural Revolution in hopes of reclaiming his position in the government and maintaining a communist society (Ramzy).The revolution commenced in 1966 and lasted for a decade. During the revolution, the youth of China was influenced by Mao to join the student mass paramilitary movement where they served as soldiers, known as the Red Guards. They executed orders