At the exposition of the novel, Luo and the Narrator sit before a group of peasants. Naturally, the Chinese Peasants are quite suspicious considering all that they've been told. When they come across the violin, the go so far as to shake to make sure there is no contraband of any sort hidden inside. Eventually they decide that it is a worthless toy, and should be burned. Only the smooth words of Luo dissuade the villagers from doing so...
These two young men have been thrown in the midst of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Their struggle is to survive, both physically and mentally, the trying lifestyle of peasantry.
A Note About Reading: This Hypertextopia is arranged in a very specific way. It centers around the development of Various themes, symbols, and ideas through out the passage of the novel. for every part of the book, there is a Hypertextopia entry pertaining to one of various central ideas, Beauty, The Violin's Importance and the symbolism of the acquaintances Luo and the Narrator make. You can go through the story linearly or jump back and forth in between multiple analysis entries.
Happy Reading!
