“ To understand is to forgive. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | Tales of the Jazz Age |
| Topic | understanding forgiveness |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6695/pg6695-images.html |
Context
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MR. ICKY: (Mournfully) These vales, these hills, these McCormick harvesters—they mean nothing to my children. I understand.
CHARLES: (More gently) Then you'll think of me kindly, feyther. To understand is to forgive. MR. ICKY: No…no…. We never forgive those we can understand…. We can only forgive those who wound us for no reason at all….
CHARLES: (Impatiently) I'm so beastly sick of your human nature line.” source
MR. ICKY: (Mournfully) These vales, these hills, these McCormick harvesters—they mean nothing to my children. I understand.
CHARLES: (More gently) Then you'll think of me kindly, feyther. To understand is to forgive. MR. ICKY: No…no…. We never forgive those we can understand…. We can only forgive those who wound us for no reason at all….
CHARLES: (Impatiently) I'm so beastly sick of your human nature line.” source
Meaning and analysis
