Wondering Where to Turn: A Warning to the People, The Venerable Schoolmaster Gao, The Loner Summary

In A Warning to the People, a crowd gathers around to watch a condemned man be brought through the streets. A crowd gathers but is only entertained for a short while. Soon they are looking about for other forms of entertainment.

In The Venerable Schoolmaster Gao, Gao has been hired to teach Chinese history at a girls' school. He is very proud about this appointment, but as the time draws nearer to when he must teach, he grows very nervous. He becomes so anxiety-ridden during the lesson that he cannot manage to teach the entire class period. He ends the class early and leaves. He resigns from the position, telling himself that the new schools...