Non-Fiction Critical Analysis

The Non-Fiction article "Move or Else..." by Ian Johnson talks about the Chinese government forcing urbanization on his citizens of China. The government is participating in urbanization because they would like their economy to "boost". The reason why the citizens of China cannot fight against this is because the government owns their land and legally have the right to take it away. But In China there are many families Who has lived on that land generation after generation and refuses to give it up. For example in the article it's states that, "In recent years dozens of people have set themselves on fire rather than move". The being attached to your land was insult because the Chinese government only cared about what they have to do you to increase the economy.

The author Ian Johnson used strong words and imagery to explain the emotional distress the families being kicked off of their property were feeling. For example it says, "imagine government officials showing up at your house and ordering your family to move you don't get any say about where you go".  Johnson helps paint a picture and connect how you would feel and with the  families feelings. I think that by using "any" or "ordering" gives off a strong sense of stern or seriousness. Which emphasizes that the families are moved out of there will. I noticed that the author left out the side of the Chinese government. I think Johnson did this because he was on the side of the farming families and wanted to give the stronger claim to their side and make the governments side look weaker, while trying convincing the readers to agree with him. One way Johnson did this was by directly quoting more families then the government.

Although the article was obviously bias,  the authors to convince me even more that the government side was wrong and that the families don't deserve any of the treatment they are receiving. But still think about how both sides were beneficial from this large change in China.