Something About The Four Olds

Something About The Four Olds…

By Jessica Russo

      Chairman Mao started the Cultural Revolution because he thought that it would be good to have a change so that nothing got old. Chairman Mao decided that he would have the Red Guards go search people’s houses to see if they contained any 4 olds.  This is good because the people of China want change.
Some Chinese ideas hurt people like foot binding and arranged marriages. People should be able to make their decisions by themselves. Some habits that changed the hurt is when Chairman Mao wanted to change farming to businesses. People farmed but they do not earn money that way.  General Mao wants to open up businesses and then people will have money to pay taxes.  Mao says that he will use that money  to make China better.  It’s good to get rid of jeans that are too skinny because that is considered a 4 old and so are silk dresses.
     Other people think that it would be better if China kept the four olds.  Some of the 4 olds might be special to some of China’s people and they want to keep special memories. I am right because even if something is special to you, you are going to have to get rid of it sooner or later.  It would be best if we got rid of them!!!