Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. In an effort of eradicating the bourgeois system completely, the Maoist ideologies aim to ensure constant struggle against capitalist notions. This further accentuates the cult of personality developed around Mao’s Communist China in that his teachings are embedded in the mindset of the younger demographic until it becomes inherent. The backstory being Min’s involvement as an actress in one of Qing’s films in which the ideas of the Cultural Revolution were stressed in the plot. The Supervisor as the advisor to Mao’s wife in terms of cultural matters ensures the philosophy of Maoism through entertainment and propaganda. I want you to memorize Chairman Mao's teaching, “The power of a good example is infinite”.” The Supervisor, Chapter 4

In a few months, when the movie is all over the country, you will be the idol of revolutionary youths. We are giving history back its original face. You are creating history, the proletarian's history. You are creating an image which will soon dominate China's ideology. “I want you to be aware of what you are creating, he continued. The Red Guards as the epitome of this loyalty through servicing the cause at their own expense even if dire are the inspirations of citizens raised under Maoism. The cult of personality generated by Mao’s totalitarian regime renders the populaces as fanatical followers to his principles.

Only when one died for the people would one's death be heavier than a mountain.” Min, Chapter 1Īs head of the Little Red Guard in childhood, Min looks up to the devoutness of the Red Guards to the Maoist ideologies. It was said that physical death was nothing. They jumped off buildings to show their loyalty to Mao. “The Red Guards showed us how to destroy, how to worship. It demonstrates the ability of the Party to manipulate and generate collective consciousness among the working class. Similarly to most brainwashed loyalists including Min they believe unequivocally in Mao’s Communism and its ideologies with certainty that is for a better nation despite the political cruelty. Spoken by Secretary Chain, it exhibits his belief that the people owe the Party and yet to toil enough to express their gratitude. This quote accentuates the blind partisanship of loyal citizens in Maoist China. “How can I disappoint Chairman Mao, who put his trust in people like us, the working class, the class that was once even lower than the pigs and dogs before Liberation?” Secretary Chain, Chapter 3 Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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