The Power of Revenge

While Roman could be seen as a victim of his own circumstances, he negates any pity the reader might have on him when he decides to let his need to get revenge overtake him. Roman’s life has been impacted by the death of his mother and the lack of a father, but his decision to obliterate Hiram and his progeny from the face of the earth is extreme. Roman’s decision to obliterate Hiram’s entire family after he learns that it might have been Hiram who killed his mother illustrates how powerful the desire for revenge can be.

When Roman learns that Hiram, his father, is suspected of having killed his mother, Roman reaches his breaking point. Roman must have wondered all of his life how things might have been different if his mother had not been killed. When he learns...