Examples Of Forgiveness In Sunflower

The possibility of forgiveness depends on the people involved and the situation. Some people believe in the common saying “forgive and forget” and live up to it, but others never forgive people for their wrong-doings and definitely don’t forget. In the book Sunflower, the main character, Simon, was not able to forgive the SS officer for his participation in the torturing of the Jews during the Holocaust. This is understandable considering that the Simon was an imprisoned Jew himself. It would have been possible to forgive the dying man, but it was unlikely for the Jew to do so, and he didn’t. Doing something so violent and so utterly inhuman such as torturing and killing millions of innocent people was not something Simon could so easily overlook and accept the apology for, only so the officer could die in peace. So, in this case, the possibility of forgiveness from the Jews was extremely yet understandably low. …show more content…
I am not one who lives up to the “forgive and forget” rule. I may tell them I forgive them because I don’t want people to have to suffer through guilty feelings, but secretly I would always become upset if the situation was ever brought up again. Especially in these circumstances. The Holocaust was not a slight incident, but the murdering of millions of innocent people for no reason. That is definitely something that would be nearly impossible to forgive, especially for