An Analytical Essay And Analysis Of Don's Le Quy Don

Analysis
Le Quy Don was known for his great intelligence ever since he was a child. His intelligence was so great that one can say that he was a “ child prodigy.” His great knowledge as a child could foreshadow his bright future. For example, at the age of five, Don was already studying the Classic of Poetry. It had been noted that Don had great a memory to the point he was able to memorize and understand the difficult text with just one explanation. “By the age of seven he was reading the official dynastic histories, and at eight he could write essays in parallel prose. At the age of eleven he engaged in studying the histories of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Each day he would commit to memory 80 to 90 pages.” If, Don’s great memory and intelligence
All of these sources could have agreed with each other that Don, as a child was a “child prodigy” and as an adult, a mastermind. With all these praises written in by biographies through these authors, as a reader, we can insight of biasedness. After scanning through all of these sources, I find myself not finding any flaw Don has made within his life. Perhaps he was an excellent person during his lifetime. However, there could have been at least one thing that had made Don “not that great.” It does not have to be a crime he had committed, but it could have been some groups that had disagreed with his intellectual mind. Based on these sources, one might infer that everyone had loved and agreed with Don during his lifetime. This was a problem for me, as it did not give a limit to which Don was known in the Le dynasty. Instead, it made it seem like Don was always
With this, we can get an insight how great Don was during his lifetime. As one reader the life of a great scholar, one could get some sort of inspiration in his or her studies. For example, when the sources have stated that Don was able to commit to memorize and comprehend 80-90 pages the histories of the Song and Yuan dynasties a day at the age of seven, one can get a motivation to further in their studies. Don’s great mind could be an icon of inspiration for future scholars. That is why Chinese scholar-officials had agreed that “there are really talents in Le’s Honorable Kingdom,” as they are referring to Don. This was probably the author's intention when only focusing on Don’s achievements. Perhaps, they want to echo Don’s achievement for future scholars to imitate his life, as they can be a great person just like