Forgiveness

Casiopea and Hun-Kamé’s journey shows the importance and power of forgiveness. While bitterness and vengeance may be easier, ending the cycle of hate between people is much more rewarding. However, it takes courage and humility to understand this for oneself.

First, it is important to understand both character’s initial views of forgiveness. Casiopea, while angry at her cousin Martίn for how he treats her, does not find happiness in the idea of hurting him. When Hun-Kamé says, “Come, girl, if you could have your revenge on him, you would” (177), Casiopea refutes that idea. She replies, “I don’t need to cause Martίn pain to be happy” (177). She even relates this concept back to the time that she did hurt Martίn before the opening of the novel, thinking that “her mother had been right: it was not as if her cousin’s...