The Communist Revolution

In the boxes on pages 766 and 769, the communist party of china influenced the younger generations to forward their cause. The easily swayed youths led the way with fiery declarations and bold actions. But with the villagers it was about revenge for past crimes while the Red Guards were trying to erase the past. So, while both were undermining the old order, one of them was an attempt to burying the past and the other an attempt to undo it.