Post #9 Form A

Vocab (all definitions are from www.dictionary.com)
stipulated (193): to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement
adroitly (217): expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body; cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
Appeals
On page 178 Jung describes her grandmother's nervous breakdown in dealing with Jung's father about Jung's grandfather's funeral arrangements. This appeals to the reader emotionally because it connects with your sense of sympathy.
"But after 1955 family origins became increasingly important. As the years went by and Mao launched one witch-hunt after another, the number of victims snowballed, and each victim brought down many others, including, first and foremost, his or her immediate family." (207)
This is a logical appeal because it is very factual but the author's word choice gives the idea that this act was wrong and you connect more with the book due to this piece.
"One day, when she ventured some critical comments about the situation and got no response from him, she said bitterly, 'You are a good Communist, but a rotten husband!' My father nodded. He said he knew." (219)
This is an emotional appeal. It has a bit of humor to it, nearly the only humor in the entire book, which rings close to home for a lot of people.
Quote
""toilet rightists" (ce-suo you-pai), people who found they had been nominated in their absence after they could not restrain themselves from going to the toilet during the many long, drawn-out meetings. There were also rightists who were said to "have poison but not released it" (you-du bu-fang); these were people who were named as rightists without having said anything against anyone." (218)
This quote describes some of the extremes that went on in order to call people rightists (not a positive thing to be called; often lead to having your job taken away and being forced to do manual labor) so as to fill their quota or fulfill their own personal vendettas.
Theme
This portion of the book talks a lot about morals and where the line is or isn't drawn. It has an air of being wronged but not able to really find enough reason to fight back.