Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Why is Luo's father labeled a class enemy?

He stole opium from farmers.

He spoke against the Chinese Revolution.

He told people he fixed a problem with Chairman Mou's teeth.

He was a teacher.

What did the narrator and Luo do with the books at the end of the book?

Sell them to the peasants.

Send them back to Four Eyes.

Give them to the Little Seamstress and the tailor.

Burn them.

Why did the Little Seamstress become so heavily influenced by city?

(Question 6 answer) Luo's plan to make her more sophisticated ended up workin tremendously. After he read her the books, taught her how to swim, introduced her to acting, and Western styles, she realized she wanted to be more of a city girl than a mountain girl.

How long did Luo and the narrator end up being re-educated?

It was not specified how long they were being re-educated, or I felt they were ever released. However there was indication that a few years had passed during the book.

Why is Four Eyes a significant character.

Although Four Eyes wasn't apart of the story as much as the other characters, he is significant because he supplied Luo and the narrator with books. If the two had never obtained the books from him, then there would be no plot in the book.

Describe Lou's transformation.

In the beginning of the novel, Luo was displayed as a depressed teenager, with little to no hope for a better life. Although his transformation wasn't as clear and dynamic as that of the Little Seamstress, Luo did undergo character development. Over the course of the story Luo began to be one what's known as a hopeless romantic, and he made the Little Sreamstress his main priority. Towards the end of the book, the reader could see the final phase of his transformation, as he drunkenly burnt the books, due to his broken heart. In the end Luo reverted back to his depressed phase.

What time period is the book set in?

There isn't a specified time period, but the book it set during the Chinese Revolution, so the reader can infer that the story takes place in the late 1940's and early 1950's.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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