Les_Talionis

Les Talionis There are many people who believe in the theory of an eye for an eye (les talinois). Most people would love to get revenge on the person or people who wronged them. In The Saboteur that is exactly what happens. This man feels that society has wronged him. Mr. Chiu is an educated man and a member of the communist party. He is recovering from acute hepatitis. He has already been pushed to the limits by his disease and isn’t going to take it anymore. While eating lunch with his new bride a policeman throws a bowl of tea at them and got their sandals wet. The police were bullying him. This is just an example of how the police abuse their authority. They pretty much did this for their own enjoyment. The police antagonized him to cause an outburst so they could arrest him. He confronts the officers by saying, “ your duty is to keep order, but you purposely tortured us common citizens. Why violate the law you are supposed to enforce'” He is trying to stand up for his rights and the principle that the police are to serve the common good of the people. The police feel he has les, talionis, police, people, revenge, hepatitis, authority, lawyer, wronged, time, several, saying, saboteur, respect, mr, man, les, just, fleas, feel, eye, decides, common, chiu, admit, acute, abuse, able, writing, wrath, within, wet, warned, wait, violate, ultimate, trying