Hiram McDowell's "deserved" end?

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I think he didn't deserved that ending. His end could be different like he could be living a peaceful life in a far-off place where no one knew him.
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You feel as if he got a deserving ending because of all the things he did to others and how he treated them. But when he was just beginning to get his act together, being shot dead without any provocation or something like that seems just unfortunate. He should have gotten a second chance at life.
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daydreaming reader wrote: 04 Oct 2018, 16:04 I don't believe he deserved being shot while unharmed, but that is assuming that he was not being aggressive. I think that fact that the sheriff shot the rabbit merely because he got a new gun should be considered. That scene makes me question whether the sheriff was doing his job or hunting for sport. I did eventually expect that Hiram would have been caught, but not necessarily killed, perhaps a few years after he had completely adopted his new identity.
I agree - shooting to kill when someone is unharmed and not behaving aggressively is never something that someone deserves
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I do not agree with how Hiram McDowell died and was not expecting that to happen.
I imagine Hiram McDowell dying peacefully after serving time in prison. He would have had a complete transformation and Paige would publish his memoir after his death.
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Although him being shot while unarmed was completely horrible and cruel, him dying made a good ending to the book. He was a changed man and more time or going back to prison would have made the impact of his change much less valuable. Also, Paige probably would not have been able to include his notes in her book.
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I do not think the way Hiram ended was justifiable. He has redeemed himself already he should have been caught and sent back to jail.
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