Son of the Revolution

s father remarried a mathematics teacher named Zhu Zhi-dao. Although they married, she was unable to receive a transfer from her small town of Shuangfeng to the larger city of Changsha; they finally had to resign to living apart from each other.
             The next movement which Liang Heng's loyalty towards his family versus the Party was tested was the Cultural Revolution. Mao criticized leaders "from the Central down to the local levels," accusing them of "suppressing Revolutionaries" and "juggling black and white"(page 44). During this movement, Liang Heng's father was accused of being a Capitalist newsman, opposing the Party and Socialism, opposing the revolution and using his position as a way to propagandize the Capitalist news viewpoints. Now both of Liang Heng's parents names were tarnished and this would hang over his head and make it very difficult for him to get an education, a good job along with making him an outcast among his friends and peers.
             Shortly after his father received the label of a Capitalist, the Red Guards started to form a group primarily of young students, which Mao endorsed to help enforce the Cultural Revolution. Again, Liang Heng faced another horrible conflict in his life. Liang Heng's sister Li
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