Argumentative Essay: The Moral Logic Of Survivor Guilt

Argumentative essay Do you ever feel guilt? Do you ever feel like you're the one to blame? Imagine if a person really close to you died and you could have saved them and you failed, or you feel like you have failed but really there is nothing you could have done. In the sorry the “seventh man” had a friend name k who died and he could have saved him and tried to save him and failed. He feels guilty and upset that it is his fault for his death. But should he really feel upset or should he forgive himself. The seventh man should forgive himself about his friend k death. The seventh man should forgive himself for many reasons. One of the reason is he has a type of survivor guilt. Survivor guilt is unnecessary and unreasonable. According to the story “The Moral Logic Of Survivor Guilt” by Nancy Sherman. Says “irrational those feelings are” (Sherman. Pg 153) this is showing that the feelings are unreasonable and there is nothing you can do about him so the seventh man should just drop the feelings and forgive himself. …show more content…
He tried his best to save his friend k. There is no reason to have guilt about this for example in the book “The Moral Logic Of Survivor Guilt”. There was a man who felt guilty about a death he wasn't even there for. In the story it says “but when Pulaski needed help, Bonenberger couldn't be there for him” (Sherman Pg 154) this is stating that you couldn't do anything about it to help him so you shouldn't Feel guilty for his death. You can't hold a grudge on yourself when you tried your best. Just forgive yourself. The seventh man should forgive