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Father's Struggle With Guilt In 'The Dew Breaker'

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In “The Dew Breaker” has father struggles with the guilt of his war crimes of his previous life in Haiti. Ka’s father deals with the guilt of not only his past but from hiding who he is from his daughter. This can be seen in The Book of The Dead, when he confronts his daughter admitting that he does not deserve the statue she created as he was not the prey yet the hunter. He believes his judgments are even to heavy to be judged by the dead showing his remorse and guilt of his actions. Showing he still carries with him years later, like the scare he wears viably on his face, unable to hide the past. Ka’s father, however, is not the only one with guilt. Ka’s mother, Anne, is struck with the guilt of knowing as well and living with the man

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