The Graveyard Book Compassion and Forgiveness Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 In a voice like the chiming of a hundred tiny silver bells she said only, “The dead should have charity.” And she smiled. (1.161) |
The Lady on the Grey only appears on very special occasions. Here, we can see how compassion can be contagious. When someone in a high position like the Lady sets a good example, many others will follow.
| Quote #2 “It’s the first nice thing anybody’s done for me in five hundred years,” she said, with a hint of a goblin smile. (4.224) |
Bod shows compassion for Liza by actually doing something that will make her feel better (in this case, getting her a headstone). It’s one thing to feel bad for somebody, and another thing to take the time and effort to do something to really help him or her. He definitely gets an A+ in compassion here
| Quote #3 “If I go out into the world the question isn’t ‘who will keep me safe from him?’” |
Compassion and forgiveness is definitely not on Bod’s mind here, when he learns that Jack killed his family. We didn’t really expect him to feel any.
