When reading both Gourevitch’s text about the effects of the Rwandan genocide and reading Bana’s letter where he expresses how he takes responsibility for his crimes, both readings reveal ideas of responsibility and complicity. Gourevitch explains the way poor Hutus were responsible for the killings during the genocide. However, the financiers in high power were accomplices for ordering them. Bana’s letter conveys how only he and his colleagues took full responsibility of their crime without hesitation. The letter is based on the author’s own experience of corrupt Nigerian government that take no guilt. These two readings express their own perspective on responsibility and human tragedy.
Gourevitch’s text communicates that the Tutsis are also …show more content…
He takes full responsibility for the crimes. This is conveyed through Bana’s point of view throughout the letter, written in 1st and 2nd person. The author, Saro-Wiwa, expresses how the ones responsible are apathetic towards what has been done. The letter is written during Bana’s imprisonment as he awaits his fate once his trial is over. While standing in front of a judge during trial Bana’s letter states, “we said the same thing in louder voices. We said we had robbed and killed. We were guilty. Cool” (Saro-Wiwa 3). Bana is apathetic towards all he did and doesn’t care for their own trial or fate. The letter conveys and encourages how the Nigerian government takes no fault for what has happened. The government let all responsibility go to others. Throughout the letter by Bana’s 1st and 2nd person point of views he declares himself as the one taking full responsibility of all crimes. This action led to his imprisonment. He states, “we were armed robbers, bandits. We knew it… We were being honest to ourselves, to our vocation, to our country and to mankind… I chose to be a robber” (Saro-Wiwa 3). Saro-Wiwa conveys this as a form of taking responsibility through a point of view where Bana is precise with what he and his accomplices did. He explains that they wanted to rob and knew it was a crime, however he did not care. All throughout this letter any blame toward officials or government is covered. All in all, the letter shows by the use of point of view who was responsible for the crimes committed as well as
Gourevitch’s text communicates that the Tutsis are also …show more content…
He takes full responsibility for the crimes. This is conveyed through Bana’s point of view throughout the letter, written in 1st and 2nd person. The author, Saro-Wiwa, expresses how the ones responsible are apathetic towards what has been done. The letter is written during Bana’s imprisonment as he awaits his fate once his trial is over. While standing in front of a judge during trial Bana’s letter states, “we said the same thing in louder voices. We said we had robbed and killed. We were guilty. Cool” (Saro-Wiwa 3). Bana is apathetic towards all he did and doesn’t care for their own trial or fate. The letter conveys and encourages how the Nigerian government takes no fault for what has happened. The government let all responsibility go to others. Throughout the letter by Bana’s 1st and 2nd person point of views he declares himself as the one taking full responsibility of all crimes. This action led to his imprisonment. He states, “we were armed robbers, bandits. We knew it… We were being honest to ourselves, to our vocation, to our country and to mankind… I chose to be a robber” (Saro-Wiwa 3). Saro-Wiwa conveys this as a form of taking responsibility through a point of view where Bana is precise with what he and his accomplices did. He explains that they wanted to rob and knew it was a crime, however he did not care. All throughout this letter any blame toward officials or government is covered. All in all, the letter shows by the use of point of view who was responsible for the crimes committed as well as