Son of the Revolution- Ian

This book has been like many of the past choice books i've read. The truth and brutal honesty of the story makes it a great story. Reading more and more about the harsh and unfair government is really interesting. The fact that people had to live off of almost nothing is shocking. I thought the whole point of a communism was to create equality for all and to make sure every member was taken care of but apparently not. Numerous amounts of people starved and lived in poor conditions. And for almost no reason, the fact that people were discriminated against because of their parents poor decisions is very unfair. Children are not their parents. They may share many of the same traits and ideas but we are not our parents. This is something i can relate to because at times i feel discriminated against for the actions and views of my parents, especially when that does not reflect my views and opinions. People need to understand that everyone is their own person capable of making their own decisions, just like Heng should not be discriminated against because of his mother. Another thing i am still amazed at is how hard it was to transfer from place to place. The whole complicated process of getting Heng's "auntie" into the city seems like a ridiculous outdated process. It seems like if they're having such issues with migration and lack of females in the cities, it would be easier to have women migrate into the cities. At this point it sure seems like communist China has a lot of flaws and issues and these flaws have made it a harsh environment for Heng to grow up in.