Lacquer Screen Essay

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…superiority in life and that people should be governed by moral force. He believed that there were several virtues that could lead people to this moral greatness. Among these were filial piety, Jen, Chi, Yung, and Li. These aspects of Confucianism in ancient China can be seen throughout The Lacquer Screen, as Judge Dee exemplifies the superior man in following the Way, and the reader can grasp the ideals of Confucianism as well as Legalism.