Man’s Fate, Part I (continued)

Terrorism is perceived as pre-mediated, calculated, and certain, and adhering to a methodical and precise course of action. Success is anticipated, but not within a context of emotional torment, marital estrangement and infidelity, familial detachment, confusion, and despair. However, that is the essence of Man’s Fate. In Part I, Malraux place his terrorists in an affecting psychological atmosphere: the complex emotional interior of Ch’en; the marital discord between Kyo and May; the connectedness between Old Gisors and Ch’en; the disconnect between father and son (Old Gisors and his son Kyo); the loss of financial and social status of Baron de Clappique; the restrictive marital obligations of Hemmelrich; and the audacity and boldness of Katov.

Edith