The ASSAULT By Harry Mulisch

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Our lives consist of luck and how we act upon the consequences, whether we like these consequences or not depends on how we move on forward. This is the point that Harry Mulisch, the author of THE ASSAULT, is trying to discretely make in a complex way. Anton Steenwijk is seen throughout the book to not have a say in his fate or what happens next in his life – particularly when he was younger. As seen in the book, the dice with which Anton and his family are playing with before the tragedy, reappear in various scenarios. The dice in the story, just like in a game, define chance. The author uses the dice to illustrate how Anton’s fate is similar to a game of chance and he cannot directly control or affect any of the consequences that occur. Through

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