Faith and Forgiveness
Immaculee’s experiences throughout her life play a large role in her decision to finally forgive the Hutu killers, despite the atrocities they had committed against her and her family. While there are many reasons for her to not forgive the Hutus, including them killing her family, forcing her to live in confinement, and torturing her people, Immaculee found a way to forgive them through her religion, family values, and understanding that they had been possessed by evil.
The main reason throughout the book that Imaculee forgave the Hutus seems to be her religious commitment to god. While living in confinement Imaculee starts to pray, realizing that the Hutu killers that the Hutu killers that were hunting her were also children of god, and that it would be hypocritical for her to pray to god while still showing hate towards his children. This forgiveness is momentarily tested when Imaculee goes to the camp and sees the dead bodies, she tries to continue to use god’s word to forgive them, but ultimately finds it hard to do. When Imaculee finally returns to her home, she sees the destruction of her city, saying how her, “soul was at war” (196). Her forgiveness is tested, especially …show more content…
Throughout her life her family has shown her that kindness and compassion are very important things. Her parents were very Catholic and promoted messages or compassion and church. This helps Immaculee hold on to her faith and prevents her from seeking revenge. Her parents were teachers, promoting education. She tried to apply to some of the best schools possible, and, while her Tutsi background came up as a road block, her drive for success helped her overcome the genocide. We see this when she tries to get a job after the genocide, going to the UN offices. Instead of seeking revenge, Immaculee realizes she must move on, trying to find something to do with her
Immaculee’s experiences throughout her life play a large role in her decision to finally forgive the Hutu killers, despite the atrocities they had committed against her and her family. While there are many reasons for her to not forgive the Hutus, including them killing her family, forcing her to live in confinement, and torturing her people, Immaculee found a way to forgive them through her religion, family values, and understanding that they had been possessed by evil.
The main reason throughout the book that Imaculee forgave the Hutus seems to be her religious commitment to god. While living in confinement Imaculee starts to pray, realizing that the Hutu killers that the Hutu killers that were hunting her were also children of god, and that it would be hypocritical for her to pray to god while still showing hate towards his children. This forgiveness is momentarily tested when Imaculee goes to the camp and sees the dead bodies, she tries to continue to use god’s word to forgive them, but ultimately finds it hard to do. When Imaculee finally returns to her home, she sees the destruction of her city, saying how her, “soul was at war” (196). Her forgiveness is tested, especially …show more content…
Throughout her life her family has shown her that kindness and compassion are very important things. Her parents were very Catholic and promoted messages or compassion and church. This helps Immaculee hold on to her faith and prevents her from seeking revenge. Her parents were teachers, promoting education. She tried to apply to some of the best schools possible, and, while her Tutsi background came up as a road block, her drive for success helped her overcome the genocide. We see this when she tries to get a job after the genocide, going to the UN offices. Instead of seeking revenge, Immaculee realizes she must move on, trying to find something to do with her