Passage II :D

            In this section of The Assault, Anton juxtaposes the essence of love and hate.  Arguably, this is what he wishes to change about the world because of his experiences.  He quotes love as being “the magical sort of light” (Mulisch 38).  Love doesn’t come naturally in his world because of who he is.  He experiences hatred, or presumably, sees it himself by actions of another.  His house was burnt down by the hands of another human being.  Clearly, this is not love.  Hate is given in comparison to darkness.  The section quotes “we hate them in the name of light […] they hate only in the name of darkness” (Mulisch 38).  It implies how he hates by good nature (they are meant to be hated), but they hate because they’re bad. Though, he doesn’t want to have to hate, and so therefore, it makes him the ethical and better guy.