Theology

The Sunflower : On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

By Simon Wiesenthal

A Book Review

About The Author

Simon Wiesenthal is one of the many victims of the Nazi assault . As one of the people who were greatly affected by the Second World War Wiesenthal has been among those who were able to extend their emotions towards others through writing . The emotions that he has posted through his writing are not simply emotional implications of the past that he has experienced as a prisoner of the Nazi assault . His writings were

br more of the of the different systems that particularly affected his personality as an individual . Through his written work entitled The Sunflower , he intended to portray the exact experiences that he once felt during the Nazi era and focused on the particular encounter that he had with one of the officers who longed for forgiveness from any Jew with whom he could talk to before he even died The ethical aspect then to give attention in this particular writing is the question raised by the author himself , which is pertaining to the limitations and the possibilities of providing forgiveness to others who have severely sinned against blood . In this writing , he raises the issue on the ethical standards of forgiving and the impact that the past experiences places on the individual 's decision of forgiving

About the Book

The history of the Nazi regime certainly left an important impact on the lives of those who were primarily affected by the said historical event . Moreover , the said event in history erased the names of millions of people and made it possible for social hatred to occur between groups of people against the Nazi administration . Within the historical notes pertaining to the reports on those people who were killed during the said era , the Jewish population among all the others have received the highest rate of brutal imprisonment and treatment that brought them towards their death . This dark past of the human history actually notes the active imperialistic procedures that humans could actually perceive upon their fellow in search for power and authority over all

The ethical standards of humanitarian law have been strongly identified yet have been disregarded by the Nazi administration as per primarily lead by Adolph Hitler . For the sake of absolute authority over others many officers used their power in an absolute application that life became less-important in their eyes simply because they would want to attain absolute power over the lives of other people in the society . The outlined of the author of the book with regards the particular issues noted above that conform the World War II with the questions regarding ethics and humanitarian law actually awakens the spirit of the readers as to how they would particularly relate to the situations that the character[s] within the narration of the author pertains to . Understanding the entire context of the book primarily helps the readers realize the importance of history with regards the establishment...