First, during the years of private study, mao received more systematically the enlightenment and fumigation of traditional chinese culture. Mao has a human memory and understanding, and “four books and five books” have learned well and have laid a deeper foundation for national science. He has learned from childhood and is naturally used in adulthood. The “six-year confucius” education gave him a strong interest in history, developed his “specified knowledge” hobby and helped him “for his own sake” later。
Second, mao zedong knows the books, but doesn't like them. He aspires to study on his own, and even if his father forces him to drop out of school, he persists in his studies, as if he were hungry to read all the books that he could find, except the books. He often covered his windows in the middle of the night in order not to let his father find out。
Thirdly, mao likes to read ancient chinese novels, especially those that resist the oppression and struggle of the ruling class, and has read the qing dynasty story, the qing dynasty of water, the three nations, the west travel, and so on. He often read them in the school hall, and when the teacher came, he covered them with a book。
Fourthly, mao is not a dead-end student, but rather an independent thinker. One day, he suddenly realized that old chinese novels and stories were a little bit special, and he was puzzled by the fact that all characters were either martial arts, civil servants or students, and that no farmer had ever been the master. He then analyzed the content of the novels and found that they were glorified by the rulers of the people, who did not have to plant the fields, since the land was owned and controlled by them, apparently by the farmers. This judgement has far-reaching implications for mao's life-long vision of history and integrity。
