- On a Marxist website
- Cannibalism as a symbol of consumerism and greed
- The beginning of the story says the Madman later ‘recovered’ and took up an official post
- We don’t objectively know what happened to the older brother
- Back then mental treatment was not great, and saving face was important. Ending up in an official post after recovering seems too good to be true.
- Being consumed by one’s familiar
- Horrifying theme
- “Save the children”
- Groups of people/governments tend to bring children into the argument (maybe?)
- “Perhaps there are still children who have not eaten men…”
- Hoping for innocent children who have not been “forced into the system”
- “It’s too late for me, but I hope others don’t have my fate”
- Author took notes from actual patients
- Realistic depiction of mental illness
- Linked to “A Modest Proposal”
- China was “consuming itself” at the time
- Mao’s proposal & cultural revolution were around this time
- Anyone going against the state was severely punished
- Youth had more social power than elders
- China was “consuming itself” at the time
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February 26, 2016 17:51
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