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Red Scarf
The red scarf Ji-li wears symbolizes her initial loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party. Soon after the Cultural Revolution begins, it drops out of the narrative, indicating Ji-li’s growing sense of betrayal at the…
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Stamp Album
Ji-li’s stamp album represents her individuality and uniqueness—and, by extension, the individuality of all human beings. Thus, the way that the Red Guards who raid the Jiang family home treat it when they confiscate…
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Wildflower
In the early days of the Cultural Revolution, Ji-li Jiang finds a single, fragile wildflower blooming on the playground of her school, and she sees it as a symbol of herself. She discovers the…
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