Life under Mao Zedong in the 50's

During Mao Zedong’s reign in the 1900s, the people of china had to sacrifice a lot. In the movie, “The life” there are many examples that show this.  People were forced to gather their household items made of steel and donate it to the government for military purposes. This included their cooking supplies because they were made of steel. Due to the lack of cooking supplies, there were community food centers created in which everyone had to go to eat.  Landlords or people who were wealthier than the common people were forced to give up their homes because in a communist society, civilization is classless. People who would not give up their home, like Long’er from the movie, were considered to be counter revolutionary and therefore prosecuted. If one was a hard worker that gained more income and therefore was more privileged than most, one was basically forced to give up what they had worked for to be equal to lower class. Even though people had to sacrifice during life under Mao, they still strived for a communist based society.