Critical Analysis of Man's Fate

ENG 310
July 27, 2003
Man’s Fate: A Historical Criticism
Introduction
The focus of this historical criticism is on why Andre Malraux, (1901-1976) created the novel Man’s Fate and the events that shaped it. To lend substance to the literary relevance of this work, one can look into the background of the main characters, deciding whether or not Malraux has based his work on actual martyrs. One can gain further insight into Man’s Fate by looking at Malraux’s beliefs themselves. Man’s Fate is an unflinching look at some richly developed characters caught up in one of the most tumultuous periods of China’s history.

MAN’S FATE

The opening scene of the novel, in which Chinese terrorist Ch’en is faced with assassinating a sleeping man is the defining moment for the rest of the work. How can this man deal with such a distasteful task and what had lead him down the road to this desperate place? When a person’s beliefs and convictions cause them to succu...