was brainwashed by the propaganda of Chairman Mao. In actuality, Young was driven by a mindless and uncontrollable passion that was inspired by the crowd: "My blood was boiling inside me, I jumped and shouted and cried in unison with a million people in the square" (Young 123). Her mind and her actions were dictated by her ignorant belief in the ideology of Chairman Mao who called for the rampant destruction of culture, education and the lives of individuals: "In short, we must purify China and make it a shining example" (Young 121). As an impressionable young st
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