How are all by Bei Dao and Also All by Shu Ting are the same?

Answer 1

They are not the same. Bei Dao's poem "All" shows his pessimistic side. Although part of the infamous Misty Poets, the poetic group that fought and continues to fight to this day for equality and freedom in China, he chose to put his poems in a darker place, attempting to persuade people with his views of how he saw the world around them. As a contrast to Bei Dao, Shu Ting responds with her piece "Also All". She looks to where China, and indeed the world, could be in the future. Instead of further burdening her people with more stress, she gives them something to hope for. Instead of desperation and hate, she believes that people should fight with hope for what they want. Why fight against what has already happened when we have so much to fight for in the future. Focus on the silver lining, not the raincloud it follows.