In Red Scarf Girl, the Red Successors are the antagonists that make Ji-Li realize her world may not be so perfect. Ji – Li started as a person who just followed the crowd, but as she starts to see things happening to the people she loves, and other innocent people, she starts questioning the system. Ji – li loves her life until the Red Successors choose her as a target. The book says, “‘Jiang Ji- li,’ said Du Hai at last, in long, drawn-out tones, ‘the purpose of our talk today is to point out your problems.’ He tilted his head slightly, trying to seem very experienced… ‘Shut Up!’ Yin Lan-Lan cut me off with a ruthless wave of her hand. ‘Today we are going to talk to you, not the other way round. Nobody asked you to talk. So just listen. Understand?'”(pages 52-53). Ji – li is being pushed by the Red Successors around because she doesn’t have the same views as them. These characters, especially Du Hai and Yin Lan-Lan, are important because they push Ji – Li to realize that Chairman Mao’s system has many flaws. Ji – Li talks about how Yin Lan-Lan used to have no confidence, and she would slouch her shoulders, but now she has totally changed. This part connects to the World War II part of Night, because the Germans become more powerful after joining a group and following a leader. They gained confidence, and their demeanor changed entirely. Yin Lan-Lan used to be a shy, silent person, but now, when she is supported by Du Hai and the other Red Successors, she is confident, rude, and downright mean to Ji – Li, a person who has been helping her with classwork for years. The people that she used to consider friends are antagonizing her constantly for being related to a capitalist person. The Red Successors, while very mean to her, are very important in this book, because they lead Ji – Li to have different views on her society.