Many friends have asked me why, after all I went through, I did not hate Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution in those years. The answer is simple: We were all brainwashed. To us Chairman Mao was God. He controlled everything we read, everything we heard, and everything we learned in school. We believed everything he said. Naturally, we knew only good things about Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution. Anything bad had to be the fault of others. Mao was blameless. —Red Scarf Girl,
Ji-li Jiang

What does this excerpt suggest about Ji-li’s perspective on Mao?

She later came to realize that Mao was only doing what was best for the country.
Her experiences later in life led her to view Mao’s policies in a negative light.
Her opinion of Mao grew more negative as she became brainwashed.
She still believes that Mao was blameless in any problems China faced.
She later came to realize that Mao was only doing what was best for the country