The ability to forgive is entirely based on the ones involved in the incident that requires forgiveness. Some people choose to live by the policy of “forgive-and-forget.” In the book Sunflower, the main character, Simon, is unable to forgive a dying SS soldier for his actions, because the SS soldier was involved in numerous antisemitic actions throughout the war. The claim that Simon did the right thing by not forgiving him is understandable, as Simon was just like the people that the SS soldier was trained to hate. It is arguable that he could have forgiven him, as he did show genuine remorse and regret. However, most of Simon’s colleagues say that he did the right thing by not forgiving the man, and leaving the man’s forgiveness up to