The character that interest me the most is Daru. Daru was a man who stuck to his morals. Even though in doing he faced dire consequences. Daru knew that his prisoner was a murderer. That did not stop him from trying to save his life. I think having dignity and integrity keeps man sane It makes someone feel a like a human. Objectivity would not have worked in this situation. I found it most interesting when Daru in the end gave the Arab a choice. He said one road leads to the town where the police station is, and the other road leads to safety. His first choice was, did he want to face the consequences of his actions. He would do this by turning himself in. The 2nd choice was, did he want to forget his act and flee to safety. Daru could not make this choice for him. He did not want to have control of another man like this. This kind of situation can be related to our own personal lives. Every day we are faced with the consequences of our actions. Do we want to work through the consequences and escape with a moral lesson ? Or do we want to escape our consequences, gaining nothing but sacrificing our pride? If this was me I would want to escape and life with the Nomads. I think they would have more to teach me, than rotting away in a jail cell. I would not want someone who does not know my circumstances judging me and making their own decision for my lesson. Every situation is different. We can learn from our mistakes in different ways. I don't believe it is necessarily running from your mistakes, but taking your own path of discovery.
I really like your line about escaping the consequences by sacrificing our pride. I think the sacrifice of our pride does lend some enlightenment to whatever decision we make. For instance, if you cheat on a test and get away with it, you can't be proud of what you accomplished because you didn't study the material, however the shame that you feel for cheating can inspire you to study or work harder on the next exam.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of the Arabian, I think he was ready for death because he had accepted the consequences of his actions. Daru, on the other hand couldn't accept the consequences of the Arabian's actions, nor the consequences of his own actions in bringing the Arabian to his death, but I think that if Daru was a man of character and integrity, then he would've done what was asked, which was to take the Arabian to the next town. The Arabian sealed his fate when he killed another man. Daru should understand that bringing the Arabian to the next town wouldn't make him a murderer, however I feel when Daru let the Arabian go, knowing that the Arabian killed someone, he was just as guilty as the Arabian.
Without a doubt, Daru was a man who really stood to his morals even though he knew he was going to have to face the consequences. He was defintely my favorite character and I truly admired the way he stood to his beliefs. Great job of pointing out his character.
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