The idea of moving on from past mishaps and mending the old to make way for the new, is a very good mindset to have, which apparently is a central theme in this novel. However, the moment you forget about the past is when you begin to make old mistakes again. I do not believe that it is ever ok to forget your past because it is what defines you, it is who you are. If you cannot understand your own character, then you lack the ability to move on and that completely defeats the whole purpose of mending mistakes. So, I do not agree with the theme in the story on forgetting what mistakes you have made because if you do, all your hard work in the future will be for nothing because you have not actually learned form your past and it will haunt you forever. Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, but today is a gift, that is why it is called the present. Make it so by never repeating your own tainted history.
I agree with you but for a different reason. Like I said in my post, I believe they are attempting to forget about the past because they don't want to remember bad memories. Mistakes are never a memorable moment and the result of them could be sadness for what was once done. However, you are right in the sense that they should remember their mistakes in order not to repeat themselves but it must be understood that it isn't the easiest thing to do. Repairing ones faults is much harder than continuing a bad habit and I believe these boys are just trying to take the easy route and ignore the consequences that come along with it.
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