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The Assault By Harry Mulisch Analysis

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In “The Assault”, Harry Mulisch uses the protagonist Anton to change Anton’s mood in different settings, that eventually leads him to find closure. He experiences unhealthy tension that gradually fades into a release which describes his healing process. Throughout the novel, the ugly truth is revealed to him. From stories of the past, Anton gets caught up in mixed emotions from variety of characters in the novel. Each character reveals the truth of the night he lost his family to Anton. As he takes in each situation, the ugly truth helps Anton find personal closure throughout his journey of discovering veracity. From understanding the difference of light versus dark, the symbolism of the howl, and similarities shared in two parts of the novel, the reader and the viewer can clarify how Anton’s heaps of problems helps him discover self-satisfaction. Anton is generated to focus on the tension and release aftermath of the journey of finding individual healing.
Truus description of finding light foreshadows Anton’s journey to explore the topic of closure. Truus is a women that Anton unexpectedly meets in a cell when the both of them were captured. She is also the mistress of Takes, who is partly responsible for Fake Ploeg’s death. In episode …show more content…

During the war he hides from the soldiers while his family and him became separated. As Anton tried to keep his parents in sight, only shadows of people appear, unfortunately none of them seemed to be his parents. From Truus’s exposition of dark, Anton feels frightened from the German Soldiers and losing his family. Later on in the novel, Anton does not interact with hatred, instead he creates a strong dislike among other characters. On the other hand, as Truus and Anton continue talking, a conversation of ‘light’ is brought upon them. Truus gives an explanation about the difference between Fascists and themselves, that helps Anton understand why Fascists have no

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