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Themes In The Little Chinese Seamstress

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The world is ever-changing; such is the way of life, part of the culture of society. The human mind is naturally pushed to grow intellectually, to expand it’s horizons, and to desire to experience new things. Individuals possess curiosity; a certain wonder for what the farthest reaches of the world look like, and what life would be like from a different point of view. Thus, the prospect of the monotonous life lived by the characters in Sijie Dai’s The Little Chinese Seamstress during the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution seems somewhat of a phenomenon, especially in contrast to modern culture. That is, however, until the Little Chinese Seamstress decides to break free of the norms and standards to which she is held and leave for the
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