The Five Vermin Primary Source Analysis

​Confucianism

Open Ended

What is Han Fei's attitude toward the past?

Open Ended

How does Han Fei's attitude compare to the Confucian's?

Open Ended

What assumptions about human nature underlie Han Fei’s ideas about government and law?

Open Ended

Han Fei suggests that one cannot staff a bureaucracy by looking for wise and good men. 

What alternative does he suggest? Is his alternative realistic?

Poll

Would you prefer to work in a government run according to Han Fei’s ideas, or in a government run according to the ideas of Confucius?

• Han Fei

• Confucius

Poll

Would you prefer to live in a state governed according to the principles of Confucius or one governed according to the principles of Han Fei?

• Confucius

• Han Fei

​The Five Vermin

Open Ended

Describe the source.

Open Ended

Connect the source to what you know.

Open Ended

Understand the source, identify its message, purpose, and/or audience.

Open Ended

Draw a conclusion from or about the source.