Should Uncle Clarence be forgiven?
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Re: Should Uncle Clarence be forgiven?
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ElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 10:22 His past is not enough to excuse Clarence's actions. However, he should be forgiven. Forgiveness does not mean the actions were justified. At the end of the book he was in such a state it didn't seem as though he would be capable of trying the same atrocity again. He was no longer a threat. Not forgiving him would only harm the people holding the grudge, not Clarence.
I can agree that not forgiving him would only cause harm to the other holding grudge but I can’t agree that his behavior in this state could justify he wouldn’t do it again. He already lived through the trauma as a kid and turned into a toxic person. I believe that this added pain might only amplify his bad behaviors whether they be into others or himself.
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I really did not like how Clarence's behaviour in the book was just written off because of his traumatic past. His family seemed decent enough, was therapy a taboo back then? He could have been treated and even though he wouldn't have been able to change his past, at least his past wouldn't affect his present life.
Not just in books, but also in real life, excusing someone's condemnable actions based on trauma will never be right.
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I think he should be disciplined for what he attempted to do to Maureen. Also, I think that his perverted action had nothing to do with his past trauma, but rather with his unseemly sexual attraction to Maureen. Considering that he also regarded Maureen lewdly at their first meeting.
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