The character Mr. Chiu from the short story Saboteur embodies the theme of the story by his actions and manners, as written by Ha Jin. Mr. Chiu is portrayed as a sickly and overall unhealthy person. He is also well-educated. In this story, his stubbornness and vengefulness contribute to proving the theme of the story. Near the end of the story, it says, “While eating, he kept saying through his teeth, ‘If only I could kill all the b*******!’” and then it also states “Within a month over eight hundred people contracted acute hepatitis in Muji. Nobody knew how the epidemic had started.” Mr. Chiu’s words show that he is angry with the policemen and wants revenge. You can infer from the ending of the story that Mr. Chiu intentionally ate food at