Essay on Revenge Vs Forgiveness

Violence is not a cure for any problems, instead, it is the disease of that problem that spreads and destroys you rather than heals you. Throughout the tragedy of Faye's revenge, it is a recurring theme, amongst all the characters. Whether the revenge is in a physical form or mental form, it is equally hurtful. Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” Gandhi is asserting that if one person commits a revengeful act, it will create a permanent reaction of cynicism and violence throughout everyone. This quote is extremely notable throughout the continuance of 'The Bodies We Wear' as it portrays almost exactly, both the plotline of the story, as well as the termination. From the murder of Christian to the murder of Faye's innocent their tragedy is filled with a lot of catastrophes.

Today our bodies define our outlets. We color our hair, tattoo our skin, pierce our ears, brows, and noses. We lift weights, run miles, break records. which makes our bodies define us and who we are as a person, but what if that outlet does not happen for everyone? Several people are obliged to dress and act a certain way such as Faye in the book ' The Bodies We Wear', Faye has been addicted to Heam or Heaven’s Dream, as they say, which functionally kills its users, allowing them a glimpse of what appears to be heaven. When four drug dealers seeking to punish Faye’s father force-fed the drug to Faye and her friend Christian in a dark alleyway where the crime would not be seen and would be hidden from the world, Faye saw a hellish vision instead of seeing heaven. Her chest was then covered in the red, blue web of scars that mark survivors of a Heam overdose, Faye has later spent the past several years becoming a skilled fighter in hopes of murdering the four men she holds responsible for her downfall in life. Throughout Faye journey of seeking revenge on the four men who killed her innocent and her best friend Christian, she meets three people, a young Heam user, the sister of a missing Heam addict, and a mysterious boy who pops up every time Faye follows her targets and try's to kill them, while Faye is on this eventful journey she begins to question whether revenge is truly the right course of action?

Faye goes through three main thoughts throughout the book; her motto, justification, and her dilemma. Faye goes through each and every one of these thoughts because of her predicament, the first thought she goes through is Faye's motto- 'when you have nothing left to live for, you have nothing to lose'. building your life and then watching it get destroyed right in front of your eyes, is hurtful. In this case, it can be a huge danger to your future, and your health, but what if you already lost everything in life, your family, friends, your inner peace then you have nothing to lose you have nothing to give up, it's just your soul that's left. Whether revenge is in a physical form or mental form; it is equally as hurtful. A meaning full quote by Aesop 'He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself. ' Aesop is literally saying that if one person sketches a hateful act, towards another person it follows them to create a permanent reaction of harshness and violence throughout everyone, such as Faye, Faye trains day in and day out in the hopes that one day she’ll be ready to take her revenge on each and every one of them who took her life away from her. one main evidence of this is under (chapter 1 - page 13) “My last stop of the night takes me past the dark bar on the corner where my life ended six years ago. I've never been inside the place but I can imagine it. The mirror is cracked with dirt, the kind that no longer washes/spends their time speaking of the days when the city was a better place. /back before Heam addicts, and dealers took over. /There's also, a dead man sitting inside tucked away in the corner he doesn't know he's dead yet, but none of that matters. His days are numbered. I'm going to kill him.' In this quotation, Faye is stating that she is a survivor of a Heam overdose, though it is no fault of her own. Her father was a Heam dealer and when things went wrong on his end, his boss went after Faye in retaliation, four men force-fed the drug to Faye, her chest spontaneously moved up and down, her heartbeat stopped instantly her eyes were left open, later surfaced on her chest were dark red, blue web of scars that mark survivors of a Heam, While Faye’s best friend died, she survived. Unfortunately, her mother kicked her out, and eventually, Faye was taken in by a former detective. because of this Faye was driven by revenge against the men responsible for ruining her life and killing her best friend. Each day she would go to that bar to see if the man that killed her was still alive, Each breath he took was painful for Faye to watch she wanted to end his life the way he ended hers.

A different example of Faye showing signs of extreme pain and acts of violence is when she tries to kill Trank This is Faye's justification- 'They destroyed her future, her family, her best friend' Faye attempts to kill Trank at the party, this party was hosted by one of Faye's new friend at school, even though Faye is not allowed to have friends at school because of her disturbing past, the school had reclined regarding Faye's past and put her in the school because of her addiction. So when Faye was approached by Paige at school with an offer, which was if Faye came to the party to protect Paige from Trank she would pay Faye A thousand dollars, Faye accepted this deal and goes to the party, over there Faye sees teenagers her age having fun, drinking and hooking up with each other, Faye questioned herself and the meaning of life, while Faye is watching all of this she sees a guy named Cheal which she has seen earlier outside the same bar where she goes to, Cheal seems to be an immeasurable guy with a generous heart but Faye thinks otherwise; to her, Cheal seems to be a creeper and an over the top person. At the party when Cheal comes to Faye to talk to her Faye tries to keep a firm personality, and talks with him, As they are talking Trank shows up with four men all holding weapons, They all approach Faye to fight her Cheal offers Faye from some help but Faye rejected his help immediately not because she needs it but because she does not what to be depended on anyone for help all her life she was fought her own fights she did not what anyone to help her out now. After the fight and kids yelling and cheering on, the police show up and everyone runs including Trank, Faye tries to follow Trank within the crowd of teenagers hastening out, Faye flows Trank out to the dark quiet streets.

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'There are very few streetlamps and plenty of trees to add to the shadow. As we get further away from Paige's house, everything grows quieter too. the perfect place for revenge I start walking faster. the train is still at least five blocks away. A lot can happen here and there' (chapter- 8, page 125) In this quotation Faye has found the perfect place where she wants to eliminate Tank from her list of people she wants to get revenge on she knows exactly what she has to do in order to kill Trank, but while she is on this journey of killing Trank, Cheal shows up and tries everything he can to stop Faye from killing Trank, he tells her that if she does this she won't find peace, she won't be able to look at herself in the mirror she will be unbearable to herself, he also tells her that if she does this where will she hide the body, the blood, the smell, the knife, the drops of her DNA where will all of that go, Cheal further tells Faye that her revenge will destroy her it'll eat her up from the inside unless she is a monster, to begin with, taking a life destroyed you, it's like cancer, festering in and cranny, there's no escape. Cheal tries everything that he can to convince Faye not to kill Trank, Faye agrees to this and lets him go but before they know it fate has something else in plan, Trank is destined to die either by Faye or by anything else and that is what happens a car came and hit

Trank his head was wide open, his hand was broken, and blood was everywhere, Trank was dead not by Faye but by a car accident.

The last and final stage that Faye goes through is her dilemma, 'A stranger, who just may have given her something to live for after all' That stranger is Cheal, Cheal had a big impact on Faye's life, he was there whenever Faye tried to do a hurtful act toward the people how took her life, he tried to stop her and if things got rough he helped her fight them, by the time she knew it she fell in love with him, no one ever helped her cared for her or been there for her the way Cheal was, she let her tough hardcore guard down and let Cheal in her life, they went on dates and do want any lover would do, but little did they know there love would end fast. Cheal invited Faye to his house for a lovely dinner, they talked, laughed, and had fun they were in deep love, Cheal convinced her not to kill anyone or even get her revenge but Faye said no she felt empty in the beginning and now she wanted this she spent every day every minute, second, she wanted this more than anything, Cheal understood her point of view and gave her space, he put her in bed and Faye fell asleep and when she woke up in the middle of the night Cheal was gone she had no idea what happened after dinner all she remembered was that Cheal said 'you haven't seen everything I'm capable of.' Faye was furious because she thought that she went to kill Ming the main guy whom Faye wanted to kill from the beginning, The door was locked and the window was jammed there was no way out unless someone opened the door Faye waited Cheal and finally he came, the moment the door opened a bit Faye went running towards the door she hit Cheal and told her that they are over she wants nothing to do with him anymore. Cheal did not argue and let her leave he knew his love was strong and she would come back soon. Faye left in the middle of the night home on her way there she stopped and thought about what happened at Cheal's house, while Faye was thinking about what happened Rufus showed up and from the corner of the street, Faye saw him and went still he could not move, she thought Cheal killed him, but she was wrong, In (chapter 17- page 280) 'Cheal lied to me. He killed someone but it wasn't Rufus, Ming? Phil? I open my mouth to speak but Rufus shoves me against the wall again and my head cracks hard against the brick, / This is it. I've failed my revenge/ I pick up a switchblade' In this quotation Faye is in complete shock that one of her murders was face to face with her and she could not move, all of her training from the age of 7 to the age of 17 was all gone to waste. Faye was devastated after this incident Faye thought that her revenge was not worth it, there was no point in taking revenge until Ming broke into Faye's house and killed Cheal with the drug Heam. Faye then immediately picked up a gun and pointed it at Ming She gave him a clear-cut threat that if he did not leave she would shoot him in the chest, Ming's life to him was more important than killing a girl and risking himself getting in the process. Faye was a person of her word and let him live, She let him leave, and after a few weeks, Faye heard that Ming was arrested for wrongly handling drugs.

In consultation, the best strategy that often comes to our mind when offended or erred is either of 'eye for an eye' people nowadays find it very hard to forgive but very easy revenge. Erring to people around us in the present world that we live in common. forgiveness is the compassionate act of not having the desire to punish those who offend us in one way or another. Forgiveness is the quality that separates human beings from animals and is essential in overcoming anger inflicted on us by others. Revenge, on the other hand, offers no solutions to disputes, it breeds anger and resentment and leads to wars and separations. forgiveness is the best revenge