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What are some good books about characters who redeem themselves after having committed heinous acts?

>> No.16003455

>>16003395
Deathly Hallows

>> No.16003472

New Testament, Jesus is basically a rapist and anarchist destroying private property.

>> No.16003600

>>16003395
Lord Jim

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>>16003395
Since no one is taking this thread seriously so far, let me give you the Greek answer: Hercules.

>> No.16005080

>>16003395
What did you do OP? Just spit it out man.

>> No.16005101

>>16003472
Jesus doesn't destroy any property even once, if anything he defends the private property of the temple if you want to put it in those terms, but it's facile to project these political ideas onto someone so apolitical.

>> No.16005105

>>16003472
Why lie about God?

>> No.16005536

>>16003395
Crime and Punishment, although it's less about redemption and more about getting to redemption.

>> No.16005571

>>16005101
I thought he flipped tables? If there were any delicate goods on those tables, such as gold-measuring scales, they were likely severely damaged or destroyed. Also, the tables themselves would have been scratched and possibly even deformed from banging into what in those times must have been a hard stone floor. I don't see how this doesn't count as Jesus destroying property! It seems like a clear cut case.

>> No.16007836

>>16003395
autobiography of malcolm x

>> No.16007842

>>16003472
Jesus was a based volcel

>> No.16007853

>>16003472
>Jesus is basically a rapist
???

>> No.16007891

>>16003472
>No gods no masters
>Jesus
See, you can't just use words in any order. There are rules to the English language anon

>> No.16007903

The Power and The Glory is a classic of this. Spawned the phrase "whisky priest" which is what you're describing.

>> No.16008010

>>16003472
>Jesus is an anarchist
maybe
>destroyed private property
yeah lol
>rapist
He was one of history's biggest volcels. This better be bait or what the fuck are you smoking?

>> No.16008035

>>16005105
He’s a servant of Satan.

>> No.16008279

Notes from underground, short novel by Dostoyevsky. Not sure if fully redeemed but main character goes from being completely alienated and deprived yet relatable asshole to saying he is not that anymore. I enjoyed it, found the ending refreshing and it sent out a good message.

>> No.16008296

>>16005571
he was kicking them out of the temple, which is the property here. They were doing something in the temple they weren't supposed to. If the temple is public property then the money lenders are free to set up shop there

>> No.16008335

Faust

>> No.16008363

>>16008335
This. And lazarillo de Tormes and any picaresque novel (one of my favorite genres)
Also, is not a book, but fucking Ashita no Joe is great.

>> No.16008401

>>16003395
Obviously Hercules.