Revolution in China

I think that in both of these sources, the people shared a similar goal, to destroy the old ways. In land reform in action, a peasant strikes an official. As the book says, "Not in living memory had any peasant ever struck an official." This is a type of revolution that the people have never seen before, one that involves using violence. This is further displayed in Make Revolution! The Red Guards violently invade the home of the official and one of them begins to smash old cups, which are essentially artifacts from old China. Also, it seems in both of these that Mao is attempting to rile up the lower to middle class. The Red Guards consisted of people from all social classes, however they specifically targeted any "anti-Maoist" elements, which is basically anyone who is rich.