... women can be replaced in the life of Frederick Pope, but the violin cannot. The movie flies us all the way to China after England, where we see young Xiang Pei's mother buying the violin for the little girl. We do not know what her career as a musician is, it is only hinted at by pictures later in this story. However ... be banished and burned to the ground, she risks her life and her rank to save her violin. The violin is a symbol of moving forward. In the life of Xiang Pei and also in the life of China. However some traditions are just too strong to bend. One might use the following e...

• Word Count: 2426
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... my own playing; I took from it the importance of music in life, especially as the Red Violin passed to communist Shanghai where all things Western, including music, were banned. Xiang Pei receives the violin and is torn between her duty as a Party Official and her love for the instrument. Music is not only entertainment but a communication and an experience, and this ... ...

• Word Count: 286
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate