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A 4 page paper which analyzes the historical
accuracy of Andre Malraux’s “Man’s Fate.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmanfat.rtf
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in Shanghai...It is widely accepted that Mans Fate is a novel of the absurd" (Nassaar 98). With such information in hand one can generally assume that the novel is not
historically accurate, or that it strays from the focus of historical accuracy to one of mental and perhaps philosophical perspectives. The following paper examines the historical accuracy of Malrauxs work.
Historical Accuracy As mentioned, this novel is a fictional story based on the 1927 Chinese revolution which took place in Shanghai. "The main characters, Chen, Kyo, May, Katov, and
Old Gisors represent different facets of Malrauxs belief system and personality. The story opens where Chen is in the room of a sleeping man who hes about to assassinate" (Historical
Criticism Of Mans Fate). This sort of reality was perhaps not uncommon during the time period and in that place for revolution was a reality and it was not a
gentle revolution. We note that "The peasants were abused by the wealthy citizens and landowners, ...it was from among their relatives and prot?g?s that those who oppressed and lived
off the peasantry were recruited: the bailiffs and stewards who not only collected the rents and debts due to their masters, but also took a substantial cut for their own
benefit; the tax-gatherers in whose registers the landlords holdings were on an authorized special list, allowing them to pay taxes in inverse proportion to their wealth, or not at all"
(Historical Criticism Of Mans Fate). This is one of the aspects of the revolution that Malraux wants the reader to see and in doing this he has presented the novel
in a context that helps describe why the people revolted, rather than perhaps presenting the real facts. In this respect it is more of a philosophical examination of revolt using
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