Zhang Leping Sparknotes

Zhang Leping had no political or ideological agendas while he started creating the comic books. Zhang Leping draws an early version of a Sanmao; an ordinary child’s name in Shanghai that literally means three hairs. Based on the image, the young child only grows three hairs on his head because he has no adequate food to keep him nourished. The image portrays the level of poverty facing the orphans during that period. The boy is homeless and has no family or guardian to look after him or provide him with the basic needs. He walks through a farm and is attacked by a dog but manages to escape the ordeal. The boy is rescued by a fisherman who takes care of his needs (Leping 12). The home of the fisherman also indicates the level of poverty facing the rural families. The fisherman lives along a lake in a small home that depicts poverty of the rural population. This part shows the fishing culture of the early Chinese community. The communities in the countryside were majorly farmers, fishermen, and traders during the 1940s (Kstenbaum n.p). Momently after the boy finds a guardian, soldiers appeared along the river and shot his caretaker. This indicates the political injustices that faced the Chinese community during this era. This period was characterized by military animosity between China and Japan (Kstenbaum n.p). The
The Japanese invasion exposed the Chinese people to political risks as many Chinese were assassinated. Also, the comic indicates the level of poverty facing the rural communities. The clothes and house of the fisherman depict the poverty and struggle of the rural community to meet the basic needs. Also, the setting of the urban region indicates the unbalanced economic development. The boy is frequently abused and mistreated thus portraying the unfair discrimination against people of a certain social class, particularly the