The author’s name is Ha Jin‚ and he is from China. The main character of “Saboteur” is Mr. Chiu. Moreover‚ Mr. Chiu is a teacher by profession at Harbin University. Also‚ he was married. In addition‚ the antagonist in this story is the policemen. The setting of this story based on a train station in Muji city‚ and couple were supposed to be heading to Harbin after their honeymoon gets over. The word saboteur is used for a person who commits sabotage. The main conflict began when the policemen decanted
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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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that revenge lends no reconciliation to either party. Also‚ who truly decides the guilty party when both have committed a wrong towards 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)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne use verbal irony to elaborate the text. Both short stories explain the verbal type of irony. Verbal irony is a situation in which a character says the opposite of what he or she means. Verbal irony is not always shown in the text directly. The reader most of the time has to continue reading until the end of the passage‚ to actually see if it was verbal irony instead of a different type of irony. In “Young Goodman Brown”‚ examples of verbal irony are the names of the characters
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Short Story Essay The short story "Saboteur‚" written by Ha Jin is a story of hypocrisy and bureaucracy. The story takes place in Muji‚ China during the Cultural Revolution. The setting and period of time is extremely important to the stories meaning. The point of view is third person limited. We only get to see Mr. Chiu’s thoughts and feelings. There aren’t many characters in this story that really make a difference in the story. The main characters are Mr. Chiu‚ his bride‚ the stout policeman
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Entire stories can be told using the ironic point of view. It is often used as a means of presenting the theme of a story. Authors Ha Jin‚ and Chinua Achebe used the irony of situation. Irony of situation meaning discrepancy between the expected results 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
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basicly play AM‚F‚C‚G [Eric Turner] Oh written in the stars A million miles away A message to the main Ooooh Seasons come and go But I will never change And I’m on my way [Tinie Tempah - Verse 1] Lets go… Yeah You’re listening now They say they aint heard nothing
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she know that jim would come home with a beautiful present for her. This story is filled with symbolism and irony to explain this hidden meaning of sacrifice and selflessness. To understand you must notice that these symbols are della’s hair and jim’s watch. The symbols in the gift of the magi are Della’s hair and Jim’s watch. These objects symbolizes who they are as a person‚ and what they’re most prideful about. Jim and Della do not have much as you can see when the author never describe
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Fortunato has caused him. The author uses a lot of imagery and irony to achieve the tone/mood of suspense and fright in his writing. The author uses imagery when he gives many descriptive details about what is happening which allows the reader to create their own image of the story. For example‚ the details he uses while walking through the catacombs like “the drops of moisture trickle among the bones “gives the reader a sense of what it felt like walking through them. Another great example of imagery
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