Previous
Xiao-cheng’s Father
Ming-ming’s father, whose son Ming-ming is one of Ji-yong Jiang’s best friends, was a solider for the Chinese Communist Party many years ago. Then, he became the Party Secretary at the Shanghai Institute of Political Science and Law. But during the upheaval and political purges of the Cultural Revolution, his colleagues accuse him of being a traitor and detain him for several weeks. Ultimately, he dies. Though his colleagues tell the family that he died by suicide, Ming-ming, Xiao-chang, Ji-yong, and others suspect that they might have beaten him to death and concealed the murder. Along with Xiao-cheng’s father, Sang Hong-zhen, and Liu Shao-qi, Ming-ming’s father illustrates the ways in which the Cultural Revolution allowed for political purges and the persecution of people who used to be considered loyal Party members.
Ming-ming’s Father Quotes in Red Scarf Girl
The Red Scarf Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Ming-ming’s Father or refer to Ming-ming’s Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14: The Class Education Exhibit
Quotes
The woman from the theater spoke. “It’s really not such a hard thing to do. The key is your class stance. The daughter of our former Party Secretary resolved to make a clean break with her mother. When she went onstage to condemn her mother, she actually slapped her face. Of course, we don’t mean that you have to slap your father’s face. The point is that as long as you have the correct class stance, it will be easy to testify.” Her voice grated on my ears.
“There is something you can do to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child.” Thin-Face spoke again. “I am sure you can tell us some things your father said and did that showed his landlord and rightist mentality.” I stared at the table, but I could feel his eyes boring into me. “What can you tell us?”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire Red Scarf Girl LitChart as a printable PDF.
Ming-ming’s Father Quotes in Red Scarf Girl
The Red Scarf Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Ming-ming’s Father or refer to Ming-ming’s Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14: The Class Education Exhibit
Quotes
The woman from the theater spoke. “It’s really not such a hard thing to do. The key is your class stance. The daughter of our former Party Secretary resolved to make a clean break with her mother. When she went onstage to condemn her mother, she actually slapped her face. Of course, we don’t mean that you have to slap your father’s face. The point is that as long as you have the correct class stance, it will be easy to testify.” Her voice grated on my ears.
“There is something you can do to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child.” Thin-Face spoke again. “I am sure you can tell us some things your father said and did that showed his landlord and rightist mentality.” I stared at the table, but I could feel his eyes boring into me. “What can you tell us?”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
