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Boxers And Saints: The Boxer Rebellion In China
After reading Boxers and Saints, a fictional book about the Boxer Rebellion in China, I took some time to reflect on the second prompt. I firmly believe that fictional representations of historical events can explain the true historical events that took place. I believe that you can learn main points and basic concepts and even details from the fictional books, novels, and movies. However, I also believe that they have the will never hold the detail and truth that bibliographies, journals, and first person accounts do. Fictional accounts are far more appealing and can add deep perspective, but the pitfalls of fiction is that sometimes they do not include all facts, details, and accounts. I do not believe using solely fictional sources are a good method of teaching, but the combination of fiction and non-fiction pieces is the happy medium that can lead to a much deeper knowledge of the subject. While reading the Boxers and Saints I do believe that my knowledge of the Boxer Rebellion in China did in fact increase. The first example is vague, but important. The two books, Boxers and the other, Saints are written with different perspective. Boxers is written from the view point of the Chinese and Saints is from the view point of the Western missionaries …show more content…
The novel sheds light on the The Righteous and Harmonious Fists and how the stood up to Western powers that wanted to change the political, economic, and religious aspects of China. One can also understand the way the Chinese felt about Western imperialism and Christianity. Through the eyes of Little Bao, the reader can make connections and gain knowledge about the Boxer Rebellion. Although there are some pitfalls within the graphic novel I did take away a fair amount of credible historical knowledge and my understanding for the Boxer
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