2. The story “The Saboteur” is about life in China during the Cultural Revolution. How can the story be seen as a criticism of arbitrary authority during this political period? What do you think the author wants you to conclude about the political situation in China of this era? Use examples from the story as well as short quotes and discussion.
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The story pretty much tells that China is suffering from injustice, due to the CCP's dictatorship rule.
Many Chinese people, especially scholars and intellectuals become the victim of CCP's commited injustice.
And this story explicating on how the injustice effected the lives of Chinese people.
Dictatorship can only creates injustice, because dictatorship suppress human rights and freedom.
This story is told by Ha Jin, a Chinese scholar. Ha Jin witnessed the police injustice towards scholars during the Cultural Revolution period.
You can see the complete story here:
http://www.lingling.hi.is/index.php/greinar/mennin...