"An Honest Thief" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
What is the nature of Justice? What responsibility do we have to our fellow man?
Do people deserve second
chances? What causes a
person to not deserve another chance anymore? Is is possible to be an "honest thief?" Let's explore!
Summary: Astafy, a lodger in the home of a reluctant landlord tells a second-hand tale about an honest thief. This thief, Emelyan, also a lodger of sorts, had stolen riding breaches from Astafy, his benefactor. Emelyan denies the crime vehemently, yet his actions proclaim his guilt more clearly than would a confession. Eventually, apparently sick with his sense of guilt—or perhaps just sick—Emelyan lies on his deathbed and confesses the theft of the breeches to a sympathetic Astafy. - A Noble Theme
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