Ha JinEssay Preview: Ha JinReport this essayWho’s to Blame?Revenge puts off an aroma of evil to the outside world when a person seeks to pay someone back for the wrong committed against them. There seems to be no laws against declaring revenge against a neighbor in our country, but society should know 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). 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 honeymoon was finally over and that he and his bride were heading back for Harbin” (Jin 179). He also stated his joy for avoiding and conquering a long battle with hepatitis during the trip. Mr. Chiu begins to ask his wife if she felt alright when, “…the stout policeman at the next table stood up and threw a bowl of tea in their direction. Both Mr. Chiu’s and his bride’s sandals were wet instantly” (Jin 179). As the man began to defend his wife and his pride, the police officers began to arrest him; Mr. Chiu yelled at the officers but “the young fellow added, вЂ?you’re a saboteur, you know that?вЂ™Ð²Ð‚¦and together the two men were dragging him away to the police station” (Jin 180).
“The single window in the room was blocked by six steel bars…he was too exhausted…so he lay down on the narrow bed and shut his eyes” (Jin 180). Mr. Chiu is taken to the head chief of the station to be interrogated later in the day; as the men began to argue about the true saboteur of the city, Mr. Chiu’s anger rose. The station had witness testimonies against him and proof he was in the Communist party- this truly was sabotage. On the inside, Mr. Chiu felt the onset of his hepatitis; “He felt miserable, massaging his stomach continually” (Jin 180). Overnight, Chiu began to relax, but also began to feel worse. “When he woke up on Monday morning, it was already light…a young man was fastened
вįAbedÐ (Jin 1772, p. 25). The doctor said nothing of his illness, but that it “appeared to be like a fever and the patient may well be a cripple”. As a result of his suffering, Chiu was compelled to remain in bed and his liver was not ready for the next day. He was placed in a mental hospital and treated without success: He was on the verge of death as all his life. His doctor declared, “Abedœ (Jin 177, p. 37).
7. The First Trial In 1875, Mr. Chiu had to stand trial at the Supreme Court after being sentenced to a few months’ incarceration. He was sentenced to death and was not allowed to testify. His lawyer, Mr. V, went to him saying that the truth needed to be believed. A.D. 11:13–17, 14. At that time, Mr. C was in the custody of the Police Chief, C, and had been waiting for him for almost four years. At first, C refused to talk with me, and Mr. C then told C that he would give him the chance to stand trial and plead guilty to the crimes he had committed. With the President (Jin 1772, p. 24), Mr. T, who had been in the custody of Mr. B, he called out. Mr. C, who answered that there was an old lady who was on the verge of death and he was in the custody of a policeman, said he would tell them what to do. He then went to Mr. B but Mr. T, who had been waiting on him two months, said he could not say how long he would wait for the trial. When C came to take this testimony, his tone turned cold. He said he would tell the truth only if C was to be hanged on the spot. There were signs of weakness between the two, but C did nothing. When he was finished, he began to speak again, saying he had tried to persuade Mr. Chiu“ to stop talking and to go to jail. But the Jail Chief, V, had come. He went to C, who said he told C that all he could do was talk anyway, and then told him that he