Advantages And Disadvantages Of Gathering Blue

~ How much power and influence should the government have?

Gathering Blue
The government shouldn't have too much power and influence nor too little because there will be some bad side effects. For example, in the book Gathering Blue, the government is considered to have too much power which isn't good for many reasons. One reason is it controls the people too much. Also, people didn't want to go in the fields because they feared the beasts, which were made up by the government. This shows they are lying. Lastly, they shouldn't have too little because they wouldn't make many changes. Therefore they should have the right amount of power and influence.

Red Scarf Girl
In the book Red Scarf Girl, the government is said to search everyone's houses and get into people's personal business in order to see if they can pass the background check. If they don't, it gives them many disadvantages. For example, because of Ji-Li’s political status, she doubted she can achieve what she wanted because of this reason. Which means that it is very unfair and the government has too
Gathering Blue
In the book Gathering Blue it shows that they value individual rights and freedom. One reason why they value individual rights and freedom is that they killed three people's parents in order so they can work for them. They also lied about their deaths, saying that beasts killed them. This shows that they don't have any individual rights or freedom, which is why they value it.

Red Scarf Girl
According to the book Red Scarf Girl, it shows that they value individual rights and freedom. For example, the Red Guards come over to people's houses and search so they can see if they pass the background check, which shows that they don't have any freedom. They also don't have many individual rights, especially if they have a bad political status and background. Therefore that's why they value