One of Sparrow’s younger brothers. During the Cultural Revolution, Da Shan is sent to live with one of his mother’s family members in a different province, There, to compensate for his family’s image as a group of rightists, he leads the attacks on local teachers and students thought to be counterrevolutionaries. Da Shan joins the army as an adult and he is placed in Tibet. He denounces his family and he never sees them again.
Da Shan Quotes in Do Not Say We Have Nothing
The Do Not Say We Have Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Da Shan or refer to Da Shan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
Quotes
“You wrote to Chairman Mao? You ridiculous oaf of a man.”
“Our own sons denounced me,” Ba Lute said, broken. “Da Shan and Flying Bear say they want nothing to do with us. But I have faith that Chairman Mao, our Great Leader, our Saving Star, will redeem us.”
It was, and would always be, the only thing he had ever said that made her weep.
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Da Shan Quotes in Do Not Say We Have Nothing
The Do Not Say We Have Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Da Shan or refer to Da Shan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8
Quotes
“You wrote to Chairman Mao? You ridiculous oaf of a man.”
“Our own sons denounced me,” Ba Lute said, broken. “Da Shan and Flying Bear say they want nothing to do with us. But I have faith that Chairman Mao, our Great Leader, our Saving Star, will redeem us.”
It was, and would always be, the only thing he had ever said that made her weep.
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