Comparative Essay of Jung Chang's "Wild Swans" and Nien Cheng's "Life and Death in Shanghai"

It is apparent to the readers of both Wild Swans and Life and Death in Shanghai that there are similarities and mostly differences concerning the treatment of Jung Chang and Nien Cheng along with their families.
Though both stories are regarding the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the two accounts are very different experiences and the narrative is told in two different perspectives.
Both women and their families were both comprised into the revolution, but it clearly becomes evident that the two different accounts are treated differently under the same supreme ruler and the readers have the opportunity to observe the corrupt political situation the nation was endured in.
However different the stories are, there a few similarities if both stories are held in comparison. As the differences hold great importance to evaluate the stories of Jung Chang and Nien Cheng, the similarities are perhaps more significant as they outline the demeanor of both accounts and withhold the moderate...