Mao Zedong essay "In Memory of Norman Bethune"
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Mao Zedong’s essay "In Memory of Norman Bethune" is a widely studied tribute that praises the Canadian doctor’s selfless internationalism and uses his example to promote communist moral ideals in China.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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memorial essay → political essay → |
| author |
Mao Zedong
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| circulation |
widely studied in the People’s Republic of China
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| countryOfOrigin |
China
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| describes |
Norman Bethune’s communist ideals
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Norman Bethune’s internationalism → Norman Bethune’s selflessness → |
| educationalUse |
Chinese middle school textbook reading
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Chinese primary school textbook reading → moral education text in China → |
| emphasizes |
devotion to the revolutionary cause
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hard work and diligence → opposition to selfishness → putting others’ interests above one’s own → |
| genre |
revolutionary literature
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tribute → |
| historicalPeriod |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| ideology |
Mao Zedong Thought
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Marxism–Leninism → |
| includedIn |
selected works of Mao Zedong
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| intendedAudience |
Chinese Communist Party members
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Chinese youth → People’s Liberation Army soldiers → |
| language |
Chinese
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| mainSubject |
Norman Bethune
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| mentions |
Norman Bethune’s death from infection
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Norman Bethune’s work as a battlefield surgeon → |
| movement |
Chinese Communist movement
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| politicalFunction |
propagate communist ethics
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shape socialist values in China → strengthen Party discipline → |
| portrays |
Norman Bethune as a model communist
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Norman Bethune as a selfless doctor → Norman Bethune as an internationalist fighter → |
| publicationContext |
Yan'an period
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| publisher |
Chinese Communist Party
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| purpose |
educate Chinese people in communist ethics
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praise Norman Bethune → promote communist moral ideals → provide a moral model for Party members → |
| settingDescribed |
Chinese anti-Japanese base areas
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| theme |
communist morality
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criticism of individualism → international proletarianism → selfless service to the people → serving the people wholeheartedly → spirit of absolute selflessness → |
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Norman Bethune
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