Critical Analysis of Four Short Stories
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Thus, one can say, to err (or to sin) is human, while to forgive is divine, and any person who is repentant, becomes a part of God, by receiving his boundless divinity and grace.... Here the elder son views the situation in terms of “law, merit, and reward” (Arland , 2002, 70), while the father representing divine Love refuses to be bound by any limits to his grace or mercy.... While reading this story one is bound to ask, as if God can forgive his prodigal son, then as human why cannot we forgive the mistakes of our fellow human beings?...