“The question, for me, is not whether he should have forgiven, but whether he could have done so. Was it in his power to forgive?” (Fleischner 139) This question should be asked before we decide whether or not Karl should or should not have been forgiven. It is important to establish who has the right to forgiveness and when it can be given. In Simon’s case he had no place to forgive Karl for his actions. Karl asked for forgiveness for what he had done to the family. By doing so he made it personal in which all the victims could offer him forgiveness. However, because the family was no longer alive Karl could not be forgiven by them. Therefore, the except possibility to forgiveness would be with God, who is the only one who can truly forgive because only he knows true repentance. I believe it was also out of his power because he emotionally could not forgive Karl.
How could he discerning that as soon as he was going to leave the room he would return the concentration camps and sufferings from the Nazis.
When Karl asked for forgiveness he did not consider that after Simon left his room he would have to go back to the concentration camp and stand the hardships and pain of the holocaust. By doing so he showed insincerity and selfishness. To be forgiven a person should show true sincerity, and consider the victims situation. Karl did not do either of these things and therefore should not be forgiven. He said he needed forgiveness from any Jew so that he could die peace justy. He did not consider the extra burden he was...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
If you want to get a full essay, wisit our page: write my essay .
No comments:
Post a Comment