Analysis Of The Short Story ' Saboteur ' By Ha Jin

In the opening pages of the text, we are introduced to the main characters through the believable and

The short story, “Saboteur” by Ha Jin is about a man, Mr. Chiu, who is unjustly arrested and manhandled after an unpleasant interaction with a police officer in Muji, China. As a result Mr. Chiu takes matters into his own hands to get revenge on the people who mistreated him. The theme of abuse of power in Jin’s, “Saboteur” is revealed through the author’s brilliant use of irony, tone, setting, and characterization.

Mr. Chiu is a professor at a university that was arrested. He is shown as a reasonable, intelligent, and compassionate to his wife. Like how in the beginning of the story he is seen having lunch with his wife.unfortunately his emotions get the best of him and make him do things that are not normal for a good guy like him.

In the Fictional novel, “the Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, description, narrative voice and dialogue interface creating a unique novel. Through the use of figurative language delivers the author’s message that in contemporary society we are surrounded by paradoxes, such as educational intentions, ethical compromise and moral dilemmas.

A standout amongst the most fascinating advancements in nineteenth-century American writing school courses as of late has been the presentation of old well known books by ladies to the syllabus. Among works of this kind, E. D. E. N. Southworth 's The Hidden Hand is the book understudies appreciate the most.

In this short passage about the fictional youth of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy, we are given a snapshot of Oswald’s everyday life as a seventh grader. The setting is the Bronx, New York, at a time before technology and immigration were prevalent in our everyday lives. In the passage, the author skillfully portrays young Oswald as an introverted and edgy individual though the use of imagery, diction and point of view. Through vivid descriptions of his everyday happenings as well as the people involved, we get insight into Oswald’s personality. As an adolescent, Oswald has his desires just like any other male his age, as he observes the “Jewish girls, Italian girls in tight skirts”(3-4).

When i started reading “Saboteur” by Ha Jin, i sympothized with the main character, Mr Chiu after he was wrongly arrested by the police officers. Mr.Chiu was innocent. Mr. Chiu was in a difficult situation, he had to find a way home without causing problems, but during his process we found out what Mr. chiu was really like. Mr.Chiu is a caring, certain ,and an ambitious person.

This quote displays how a majority of black people felt in relation to the Police's’ brutality and unjust arrests. Johannes’s father’s arrest is a monumental turning point of the novel and brings upon the family another harsh reality for a majority of those living under the rule of the

Kamo No Chomei as opposed to Genji went out into seclusion on his own account, Genji was exiled from the capital and went into seclusion to Suma, although he had a few servants he imagines himself in solitude. In An Account of a Ten-Foot-Square Hut, the writer is basically revealing that peace can be found in beauty, and beauty is found within the soul. Sometimes the way of civilization (worry about reputation, ranking of social status, politics, love affairs, etc.) interferes in finding spiritual peace. However, Genji was a man in love with beauty and the arts, but he was never at peace with himself. He needed the company of other, specially the company of beautiful women. He might have appeared self-centered, selfish, and arrogant at first, but after reading Chomei’s story, one can see the good side of Genji’s persona.

The story does not show the thoughts of the man nor the women or even the waitress in Barcelona which can’t make the story 1st person. The story also cannot be in a 2nd person point of view because the author does not use the word “You”. This story is 3rd person objective because there is so much little information to what is going on, but the author

Further along, Weiland suggests “[opening] with characters, preferably the protagonist” (339). As the story is in first person point of view the reader does not get an introduction of the protagonist right away; it is not until a few paragraphs in when Mrs. Reed says her name, although, readers can already infer the protagonist name and gender by the tittle of the book. Both Weiland and Kardos highly emphasize naming the character as well as showing

If Tom heard, he made no acknowledgment. His eyes remained dull, his expression vacant. Somewhere, in the midst of the chaos that was the harshness of reality, he had managed to build a protective wall, a refuge in his mind where he was no longer a victim, no longer a weak, pathetic excuse for a man. He was Tom Hanson the cop, the loving son, the loyal friend; he was a man free

narration. At first, I had no idea where this story was going to take the reader. The

Point of view:The story is told from the third person point of view because the narrator tells the story from outside the action.The narrator is limited.Because the narrator tells the story from the

The story is told in third person where we are following Mike. We have the ability to read what Mike is thinking, the short story is told only in Mike’s point of view.