In Saboteur‚ the author Ha Jin tries to make the reader believe that because Mr. Chiu was falsely charged with sabotage‚ he becomes a saboteur by causing a hepatitis epidemic in Muji to satisfy his immediate need for revenge. He purposefully spreads hepatitis to several restaurants around the police station in hopes to infect some policemen and their families. The build up of anger‚ frustration and feelings of helplessness are in part responsible for Mr. Chiu’s irrational decision to commit such
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characters. Mr. Chiu was what many would consider a very intelligent person. He taught as a professor at a university. Mr. Chiu claims to be a “scholar‚ a philosopher and an expert in dialectical materialism” (181). In the beginning of the story‚ he is portrayed as a reasonable man. In the beginning‚ he is having a nice lunch with his new wife‚ however in the end‚ revenge and anger took over his emotions and caused him to do things out of the ordinary for someone like him. Mr. Chiu had acute hepatitis
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educated scholar becomes a merciless assassin. Who is the real Saboteur‚ Mr. Chiu or policeman? Through the author’s skillful description‚ we are able to understand the theme of the story is revenge. And “Saboteur” is irony. The setting of a story has a ponderous influence on our perception as it often justifies a character’s behavior. The story takes place in Muji city‚ China. This place maybe is a beautiful place‚ because Mr. Chiu and his bride select this place for spending their honeymoon. Time seems
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English 1123 24 October‚ 2010 Literary Analysis on “Saboteur”by Ha Jin If you ever wanted to get revenge on people who have wronged you‚ then you may be able to relate to Mr. Chiu‚ the main character in the short story “Saboteur” by Ha Jin. Mr. Chiu’s revenge is ironic as the conflicts he finds himself in throughout the story. The setting is in Muji‚ China during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. The leader of the communist party at the time is Chairman Mao and ruled based
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unpleasant event. The season in which the plot takes place is summer since Mr. Chiu and his bride are both wearing sandals. Additionally later during the story Mr. Chiu is offered to sign his self criticism carrying a date that is July the 13th. Through the description of the characters the reader understands better the conflict between the protagonist Mr. Chiu and the political system represented by the policemen. Mr. Chiu‚ with a "thin jaw" (4) and worried by a bad liver and acute hepatitis
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each other? Mr. Chiu‚ a character in Ha Jin’s story “The Saboteur‚” makes the transition from vacationer and victim of saboteur‚ to the very essence and definition of saboteur; Jin’s use of role-reversal in this story conveys the concept of revenge clearly and effectively. “Mr. Chiu and his bride were having lunch in the square before Muji Train Station” (Jin 179). The young couple had taken a trip to Muji on their honeymoon and were about to head home on the train. “[Mr. Chiu] was glad that the
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Abstract The authors (Chiu‚ Anderson‚ & Burkhammer‚ 2005) of the article present all the essential components of the research study. There will be a decrease in temperature in the newborn if having difficulties breastfeeding while having skin-to-skin contact with the mother. That was the inferred hypothesis. The method used to gather the information was a pretest-test-posttest study design and the sample consisted of 48 full-term infants. The key findings showed most infants reached and maintained
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and the actual results of the story. In "Saboteur" by Ha Jin newly weds Mr. Chiu and Mrs. Chiu on the day that they were to leave for home were dining in the square by the Muji Train Station. Nearby at a table sat two policemen who were conversing and at times taking glances at the newly wed couple. As Mr. Chiu and his wife were talking one of the policemen stood up and threw a bowl of tea in their direction. As Mr. Chiu rose to confront them‚ he questioned them‚ they denied what was
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Shui Fabrics Strayer University October 28‚ 2012 Ray Betzell and Chiu Wai’s perspective on Shui Fabrics Economy Ray general manager of the American company feels the disappointment of the low Return of Interest (ROI). In launching this business on Chinese soil there were many barriers from Chinese government. Economically the business venture is more advantageous to the Chinese government rather than the American business because of the high tariffs placed upon American
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has Mr. Chiu who has truthfully done nothing wrong to deserve being put in jail‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” has the misfit who clearly has done “bad” things in his life time such as murder but says he does not consider himself to be that bad of a man. The misfit and Mr. Chiu have not as much in common as Mr. Chiu and the grandmother‚ because both share certain traits that gets them into a lot of trouble which is selfishness and pride. The misfit is different from the grandmother and Mr. Chiu because
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