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Abstract
I will be analyzing how Chairman Mao Zedong utilized Quotations by Mao Zedong to influence his citizens under his reign. Not only did this book promote what it meant to be Chinese, but it also acted as an identity symbol for Chinese citizens. By sectionalizing my thesis into three chronological segments: The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962), the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), and after China's Little Red Book was expunged (1976-2022), I will analyze the historical, economic and politic tactics that Mao took to take control and surveil over such a large population of people. Moreover, I will provide musical examples and investigate how music was being produced and performed during these three time frames and how the songs helped the Chinese people define their Chinese identity. Lastly, I will provide the everlasting effects that Quotations of Mao Zedong on our present day.