Red Scarf Girl

Red Scarf Girl

by

Ji-li Jiang

Zhang Jie is an elementary school classmate of Ji-li, An Yi, Du Hai, Yang Fan, Yin Lan-lan, and Deng Yi-yi. Like An Yi and Ji-li, she is a good student who struggles to criticize her teachers when the children are made to write da-zi-bao. It’s her idea to copy their posters from newspaper articles.
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Zhang Jie Character Timeline in Red Scarf Girl

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Chapter 3: Writing Da-zi-bao
Conformity vs. Loyalty Theme Icon
Class, Power, and Justice Theme Icon
The Power of Propaganda  Theme Icon
...hard to imagine that her caring, conscientious teachers are bad. Ji-li’s friends An Yi and Zhang Jie don’t know what to say, either. But Zhang Jie points out that others will think... (full context)
Conformity vs. Loyalty Theme Icon
Class, Power, and Justice Theme Icon
The Power of Propaganda  Theme Icon
...reads one aloud, Ji-li realizes with surprise that it just copies a newspaper article outright. Zhang Jie says it’s always okay to copy da-zi-bao. They find one written by another classmate, Yin... (full context)