This is exactly what happened to the narrator of The Seventh Man. And after all the time that passed, he shouldn’t feel responsible for his friend, K.’s death anymore. The seventh man, after “failing” to protect K, felt responsible for his death. It's easy to argue that he should feel responsible for his death because he left K when he clearly needed help. However, K was the one who was not paying attention, and the seventh man did call K to warn him about the incoming wave. K is responsible for his own death because he was not being careful about managing his time when he knew that they were in the eye of the storm and the wind would pick up again soon. The seventh man, although not running to save him directly, did make an effort to help his friend, but it was K’s actions that lead him to his own death. …show more content…
But, he found himself “running the other way⚊running full speed towards the dyke, alone.” This was not because he intended to leave K all by himself. And it certainly wasn’t because he wanted K to die. It was because he was consumed by fear, and when someone is scared, their natural, human instinct is to run to safety, to survive. He couldn’t help that he was running, and even then, he still tried to help K by yelling at him to run. This is why the seventh man should not feel responsible for K.’s