Visions from a Jail Cell

Childhood can be said to be the best and most carefree stage of life Looking back we have forgotten many fragments of childhood but never deny her unforgettable warmth However for children who are exposed to the flames of war and oppression their childhood is cold and cruel Xiaoluotou is a poor child who has lived in prison since the day he was born His mother is a Communist so he was brutally persecuted by the Kuomintang reactionaries He is a prisoner of the Kuomintang and the beetle on the sand is a toy of a small carrot head Death and killing locked the childs footsteps but could not seal his freespirited imagination In his mind schools and prisons are no different and the teachers laughter is unbearable The prison is a black home filled with murderous children He is flying freely above the prison