What does this novel tell us about being an insider versus being an outsider? How do characters who are clearly outsiders- such as Tong, who was raised in a village, and Bashi, who does not have a work unit-fare in Muddy River? How are they viewed by reg- ular workers and schoolchildren, and how do they interact with such characters?ĥ. What is he trying to tell her? Which characters experience incidents or confront issues of sight versus blindness? How does the message of this line relate to The Vagrants as a whole?Ĥ. Teacher Gu reminds his wife of an ancient poem: “ Seeing is not as good as staying blind” (page 103). What do these different family units tell the reader about family life in China since the revolution? What traditions have been upheld?ģ. Among the many characters we meet in Muddy River, there are several distinct family groups, including Nini, her parents, and her five sisters Bashi and his grandmother Kai, her husband, baby, and in-laws and Teacher Gu and his wife and daughter. Gu-act and react toward the revolution and then the later counterrevolution?Ģ. How do characters who are part of older generations-such as the Huas and Teacher and Mrs. Gu Shan is a member of the generation that came of age during the Cultural Revolution.
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