"I cannot hope for mercy.” [Orual]
“Infinite hopes–and fears–may both be yours. Be sure that, whatever else you may get, you will not get justice.” (The Fox)
“Are the gods not just?” (Orual)
“Oh, no, child. What would become of us if they were?” (The Fox)
This conversation, which occurs at the end of the novel, is a very curious one indeed. As Orual is in trial, she has this conversation. The implications of this are that humanity as a whole is inherently ugly at face value, that we hurt and harm, and that if we were not granted mercy, we as a whole would face terrible punishment in the name of some sort of justice. It is through this forgiveness, and this willingness for redemption that we may be granted a new face, a new life, and a new existence to live out something much more beautiful.
This conversation, which occurs at the end of the novel, is a very curious one indeed. As Orual is in trial, she has this conversation. The implications of this are that humanity as a whole is inherently ugly at face value, that we hurt and harm, and that if we were not granted mercy, we as a whole would face terrible punishment in the name of some sort of justice. It is through this forgiveness, and this willingness for redemption that we may be granted a new face, a new life, and a new existence to live out something much more beautiful.
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