Redemption of Anakin and other redemption stories (moved from Main)

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> > Redemption stories vary just as any type of story does. And, of course, interpretations vary. IMO only, in a story with the Christian themes of mercy and forgiveness and atonement, Snape qualifies as redeemed. If his major sins are forgiven, why wouldn't the minor ones be forgiven as well? Surely, saving Harry's life and protecting him outweighs sarcasm and unfairness. And, surely, if there's a God in the HP universe, as the Christian themes suggest, God will forgive Snape as Harry does. (Otherwise Harry, who in JKR's words is not a saint, comes off as better than God, which I'm sure was not JKR's intention.)
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> jkoney:
> I pretty much disagree with most of your points but I couldn't ignore that you think if you are forgiven for one thing you are forgiven for everything. 
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> The difference is that he doesn't feel any remorse for any of the other things he's done. He doesn't ask for forgiveness for these things.
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> Whether being an ass in class or his actions as a DE, those failures of his aren't forgiven just because he tried to atone for setting the Potters up to be killed. He needs to feel remorse for those things.
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> So no, I don't believe if you are remorseful for one item you are automatically given a free pass on whatever else you've done.
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Carol responds:
Thanks for expressing your view. IMO, a person can't possibly be sorry for everything he's done wrong, and regretting and feeling remorse for the worst thing (or things) is what matters. (I'm pretty sure, BTW, that being a DE is included in the things Snape regrets since he's opposing Voldemort from the time he says he'll do "anything" till the moment he dies and because of what about he says about saving lives instead of watching people die. Being "an ass in class," no. That's just who he is, not, in his view or mine, a sin that he needs to atone for.)

Anyway, no point in repeating my arguments since you've already stated that you disagree with them.

Carol, agreeing to disagree