Choose TWO of the course readings we’ve read up to this point (Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ding Ling, Mao Zedong, Shen Congwen, Zhang Ailing) and choose a significant and representative passage from each of them. (Include the page number and quote these passages directly in your paper, but do not include these quotations in your word count.) Briefly identify these passages and their context in the work. Then explain how they differ, and why each passage exemplifies the writer’s perspective on an issue or question of your choice. (Both passages should address the same issue or question.)

Lu Xun, tr. Julia Lovell. “Diary of a Madman”
Lu Xun, tr. Julia Lovell. “My Old Home”
Mao Dun, tr. Joseph K. Lau.“Spring Silkworms”
Ding Ling, tr. Tani Barlow and Gary J. Bjorge.“When I Was in Xia Village.”
Shen Congwen,” Border Town “