Provide detailed evidence, including excerpts from the literary text.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of the themes, genres, cultures, time periods, and texts that are this week’s focus.
Question: In The Analects, Confucius suggests that studying tradition is essential. Moreover, Confucius declares that people fulfill their potential for the “good” by ordering their lives and society according to a hierarchy of duties. He teaches that just as individuals have a duty to respect and maintain the family hierarchy, they must honor and uphold the government hierarchy.