in what ways does the novel little chinese seamstress offer an intimate look in what life was like under mao?

You are clearly doing this for a class, but didn't you read the book? Its very good. It gets pretty graphic and intimate when the two main characters, are doing their re-education in the village atop the the mountain and they are forced to carry poop and waste up the mountain to be used as fertilizer. And later when of the boys becomes very ill with malaria, and the three old crones do their all night vigil, and Luo and the little seamstress fall in love!!!Read itReaditReadit!!!