Struggling to forgive the killers for murdering Immaculee’s family, Immaculee mustered up the strength to forgive and pray for all the hearts the devil has poisoned. Soon after the 1994 genocide, French soldiers offer Immaculee a chance to return home to face the brutal reality of the genocide. Immaculee expresses “As we drove away from my home, past the unmarked mounds of dirt that covered Mother and Damascene, I felt the bitter, dirty taste of hatred in my mouth. On the return trip I looked at the faces peering at us as we passed, and I knew with all my heart that those people had blood on their hands- their neighbor’s blood….my family’s blood.” (196) Forgiving Hutu extremist for brutally murdering her family, Immaculee prayed for god to forgive the killers and cleanse them of all the hatred in their hearts. “Forgiveness is all I have to offer.” (204) Immaculee explains to Semana. Immaculee opens her heart to forgive Felicien for murdering her mother and
Struggling to forgive the killers for murdering Immaculee’s family, Immaculee mustered up the strength to forgive and pray for all the hearts the devil has poisoned. Soon after the 1994 genocide, French soldiers offer Immaculee a chance to return home to face the brutal reality of the genocide. Immaculee expresses “As we drove away from my home, past the unmarked mounds of dirt that covered Mother and Damascene, I felt the bitter, dirty taste of hatred in my mouth. On the return trip I looked at the faces peering at us as we passed, and I knew with all my heart that those people had blood on their hands- their neighbor’s blood….my family’s blood.” (196) Forgiving Hutu extremist for brutally murdering her family, Immaculee prayed for god to forgive the killers and cleanse them of all the hatred in their hearts. “Forgiveness is all I have to offer.” (204) Immaculee explains to Semana. Immaculee opens her heart to forgive Felicien for murdering her mother and