1.2.6-Fizzygingr

ClubNinetyThree 1.2.6: Well, That Was Harsh.
Well, that was harsh.

I expect this has something to do with the Mercy thing I’ve seen people talking about. This guy screwed up big time, and five people are dead because of him. But he did what he could to correct his mistake, and to redeem himself.

And I think it’s important that he didn’t actually succeed in tying the cannon down. Because his redemption is not about the completion of the act; no act can actually make up for those people’s lives. His redemption is about the desire to be redeemed.

I wonder if things might have gone over differently, had he actually tied the cannon down? If people would have seen it as a repayment of his debt. Because now that ship has sailed, and the only way there can be justice is if he’s shot.

Commentary
Kingedmundsroyalmurder I think the point may well be that there is nothing he could have done to achieve redemption. Redemption, in this worldview, is not possible. You might possibly be able to balance out your mistakes and earn clemency, but that’s not the same thing as redemption or forgiveness.

(Is this maybe related to the lack of God in these chapters, do you think? Like, this is not an ideology that has a place for God and his love/forgiveness?)