Oshio Heihachiro
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The Revolutionary and Forgiveness
The revolutionary has no appetite for forgiveness, for he hates the gift that seems suspect to him and the other with whom he could have sealed the future. For the revolutionary, driven by envy, the only form of forgiveness that is proper to him involves the humiliation or death of his opponent in order to celebrate his victory. Continue reading
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Oshio Heihachiro, rebellion samurai
To fully understand Oshio Heihachiro's actions, it is important to understand that they are dictated by an anti-revolutionary character and will. Nothing in Oshio Heihachiro's attitude is intended to challenge the established order. Oshio Heihachiro knows the system is perfectible, but also functional. What makes the system less efficient has more to do with the people than with the Continue reading