The Saboteur

The Saboteur was one of the more entertaining short stories I have read. However, I did not like it as much as the other two we have read. Anyway, so my favorite part of this story is all the similarities that it draws to a Dave Chappelle skit called "When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong." Mr. Chiu takes his 'realness' a bit too far and in return gets sent to jail. This is always what happens in the Dave Chappelle skits. I thought it was interesting that Jin chose a character probably much like himself. Mr. Chiu is a scholar who questions authority for the first time, and then realizes why he never questioned it previously. He gets owned. It appears as if brawn will prevail over brain as unfortunately it often does in the real world. However, it turns out they paid for what they did. Like a jock bagging groceries, the entire city got owned. I like how it is all in 2 brief sentences at the very end. It is kinda how I like to end all my stories "and then everyone died." I also found it entertaining how much he enjoyed prison. He slept easier and he was tired of sleeping with his wife after their two-week honeymoon. I also liked how he compared one of the guards to a donkey. It kind of gave off the barbaric vibe which I thought conveyed their characterization very well.