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My Book Review on “Balzac�


Storytelling can be found in every corner of the world. It is used to pass

the time, tell of past or current events, and is the way that we

communicate with each other. In Balzac and the little Chinese

Seamstress, by Dai Sijie, storytelling occurs during times of hopelessness

when life seems hard and allows the characters to live vicariously through

the tales told. The narrator and Luo use storytelling as an escape from

reality in times of desperation. The tailor is influenced by the stories to

the point where he changes the style of clothing he creates to escape the

boundaries of Mao approved clothing. The importance of storytelling to

the little seamstress is that she learns the importance of beauty, and is

able to leave the current life she lives. Throughout the novel the

characters use storytelling to escape the reality of life in either a mental

or physical way.

Both Luo and the......

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