Necessity in “Winds and Clouds Over a Funeral” Thesis: Instead, necessity may coerce an individual to take an action that reason demands; in other words, necessity might create opportunities. Ding Liang finds himself in such a situation, and the reason why his actions are admirable to the reader is that Ding finds opportunities and fortune in the necessity of the Communist political situation. Niccolo Machiavelli has said that necessity is a virtue. Necessity arises out …showed first 75 words of 1257 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1257 total…makes sacrifices that might seem questionable at first, the necessity of the situation dictates the actions. And even though the reader and Ding’s family might not realize it at first, the actions do indeed bring about fortunate events and good-will. The immediate effects of his negative actions evolve into positive ones in the long-run, and his foresight reveals a character forged by the necessity brought about in the wake of Mao’s Cultural Revolution.