In his letter, Lin Zexu describe his feelings towards opium with the word "poison" multiple times. He also explain his feelings with the use of religious beliefs. He basically said that opium was killing people and that it smelled bad. He also said that opium was upsetting the gods and Heaven, which indicates that he thinks there are many consequences to the drug. He also says that the opium is a "evil." His description of the drug basically shows he attaches "death" to the drug. The punishments for the opium peddlers definitely support Lin Zexu's perception of the drug. He said that any peddler is sentenced to death because of the drug. This punishment is really harsh but it definitely reflects how he thinks that opium kills people and that he thinks it needs to stop to prevent innocent Chinese people from dying from opium. In other words, the punishment got rid of opium peddlers and it prevented other people from getting addicted. It would help China because people would not be addicts and they would be living in real life which helped China.
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